What goes with Prime Rib?
Prime Rib itself is a choice cut & expensive. Lovely at Christmas – Turkey for me is Thanksgiving. I always serve a green salad and Yorkshire Pudding (you can buy them frozen now) Mashed potatoes – whipped with cream & butter only Lots of gravy Roasted vegetables – e.g. More potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, turnips, garlic & mushrooms (lots lightly oiled & seasoned in a large pan in the oven while the roast is resting prior to cutting) as well as sweet potatoes, green & red peppers and brussel sprouts. Something for everyone. Chocolate cake, mince pie, apple pie, pumpkin pie and Christmas cookies. My family loves dessert but often some of them will wait until about an hour after the main part of the meal before eating dessert. I try to have everyone’s favourite. There will be 8 for dinner. Have a very Merry Christmas. By the way I always set the table very early and do the food prep in the morning. I serve our special Christmas meal at 1:00 pm – they start arriving about noon and mos
My customers usually got their prime rib with au jus, baked potatoes with whipped butter and sour cream, and salads. Some got the creamy horseradish. It’s just raw horseradish combined with sour cream. Personally, I’d want a rice pilaf dish, and grilled asparagus with hollandaise. And some slightly sweet dinner rolls to mop up the au jus. And I’d want garlic masheds instead of a baked, bacon gravy, and stuffing, even if it’s Stove Top. That’s all comfort food and simple.
I usually make twice baked potatoes for Christmas dinner to go with Prime Rib. They are more special than plain baked, and they can be made the day before, refrigerated and go in the oven the last half hour of roasting time for the meat. I leave them in for an additional 15 minutes after the roast comes out and is “resting”.
