'Twas the night OF Christmas, and all through the house... meal prep ruled all day, targeting 5:30 guests. Well, Enzo ruled, I cannot lie. As usual. Four walks, lots of playing throughout the day, second in priority was meal prep. Behold, the anchor dish, also called the nekkid clod, but formally known as Costco's USDA Prime Prime Rib Roast, boneless: First, add Kosher salt and fresh-ground pepper pepper (black and pink peppercorns combined), Simon & Garfunkel rub (parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme) and a smattering of garlic clove chunks (Linda is Sicilian, recall): Preheat a cast-iron dutch oven (the high sides help with clean-up) to 400 F (yes I do have an industrial laser thermometer so it's legit), and sear everybody: Then a bunch of other stuff happens. Alchemy? I was subtly made aware that there's more to dinner than the beef, so lots of things had to happen beyond the grill. But just for the pitmasters, I brought a pile of lump charcoal to 245 degrees (ta...
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