Christmas Dinner Prime Rib Roast

This is what we traditionally have for Christmas dinner.
 It is simple, but very good!

Ingredients:

4# trimmed rib eye roast or Prime Rib

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp. fine sea salt

1 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. dried rosemary leaves, crushed

Instructions:

Mix all seasonings, and press evenly into roast.  Place on rack in a shallow roaster.  Insert meat thermometer in thickest part, not resting in bone or fat.  Do not add water or cover.  Roast 15-17 minutes for medium rare, about 140* on the meat thermometer.  Remove from oven, cover loosely with foil, and let rest for 15 minutes.  Carve and serve.  Add some beef STOCK to drippings, and mix well over stove burner for au jus.