My father-in-law sent this to me for the "oh crap it's cold out" oven cooking. The roast he uses is actually a three bone in rib eye.
Ancho Coffee Dry Rub1/2 c. salt
1/2 c brown sugar
1/4 c. ancho chili powder
1/4 c. espresso grind coffee(very fine grind)
1/4 c. granulated garlic
1/4 c. ground black pepper
Mix all together and rub all surfaces. Do 24 hours before roasting and put in refer. About 1/4 of the rub recipe is plenty. The rub can also be used on pork.
Fool Proof Rare Roast BeefSprinkle salt, pepper, or your favorite rub (or above recipe) on beef roast (2 - 4 ribs). Place in preheated oven at 375 degrees for exactly one hour. Turn off oven, but DO NOT OPEN door to oven. This may be done hours ahead of serving.
#1. Do not open oven door until you have completed step #2.
#2. Before serving, set oven to 300 degrees and reheat:
2 rib roast: 25 minutes
3 rib roast 35 minutes
4 rib roast 40 minutes
We find a 2 rib roast(3-12 to 4-1/2 lbs.) is plenty for the two of us, with left overs.