The Texas Roadhouse Techniques For Fork Tender Prime Rib

Texas Roadhouse, America's top casual restaurant, knows its prime rib. According to PJ Eldridge, a managing partner of a Texas Roadhouse location in Billings, Montana, the secrets to perfect prime rib are the right seasonings ... and the right roast. Eldridge made a TV appearance on KTVQ's "Montana This Morning" shortly before the holidays in 2017 to show off some hacks for the most tender, restaurant-quality prime rib. Accompanied by a 15-pound hunk of uncooked prime rib, he walked the anchors through the basics.

Choosing the best quality prime rib you can source, Eldridge stated, is an advantage that anyone can glean. We've discussed how to buy grocery store prime rib; Eldridge confirmed that this is not a moment to cheap out. "Quality is important here, first and foremost," he insisted. "That's the most important thing you can do." The specimen that Eldridge works with adheres to our maxim that fork-tender prime rib starts with buying a bone-in cut of meat.

After flipping the prime rib and removing unscoreable fat from between the bones, Eldridge covered it in a marinade made of garlic in oil, granulated sugar, soy sauce, black pepper, liquid smoke, and kosher salt. That last item, he said, is key — kosher salt, unlike table salt, will be solid enough to penetrate the fibers of the prime rib. "Temperature is crucial," Eldridge noted, indicating that a probe thermometer is the trick to keeping your prime rib supple and cooked to preference. He suggested pulling meat from the oven five degrees before your target, because carryover cooking during resting will get it up the rest of the way.

After watching Eldridge effortlessly toss out tips to achieve a juicy, tender prime rib, you may be wondering if he has the bona fides to back up his wisdom. If you personally haven't tried Texas Roadhouse's prime rib, you might question if it's even any good. Is imitating the Texas Roadhouse prime rib something that you actually want to do? Well, according to denizens of social media who rave about the prime rib at Texas Roadhouse, this is definitely a steak that you'll want to copycat.

"The consistency of Texas Roadhouse prime rib is unmatched," raved one Redditor. "It's always tender, flavorful and doesn't break the bank. Pretty hard to beat for a chain honestly." On another Reddit thread, the praise was also flowing: "Go for the prime rib. Best thing on the menu." Many Redditors clearly love some Texas Roadhouse, as the gushing continued elsewhere on Reddit. "Texas Roadhouse prime rib stays underrated," read one top-level comment. "TR quality and price are a goated duo, when it's my bday I go specifically for the prime rib," stated another.

Doing justice to an expensive prime rib can be a daunting proposition, but it could be easier than you think to cook fork-tender, delicious prime rib. Texas Roadhouse wins mad kudos for the quality of its prime rib, and now, we have an insider who showed us exactly how to pull it off. All you need is time, patience, and the right tools to produce steak that's cooked to order, delightfully tender, and doesn't require a culinary school diploma.