FOOLPROOF STANDING RIB ROAST

Ingredients

1 (5-pound) standing rib roast
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375F. Allow roast to sit at room temperature 1 hour. In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper and garlic powder. Rub roast with seasoning and place rib-side down, fat-side up in a roasting pan with rack. Roast for 1 hour. Turn off heat, but leave roast in oven for 3 hours; do not open oven door. 30 to 40 minutes before serving, turn oven on to 375F to reheat roast. Important: do not remove roast or open oven door from the time roast begins cooking until ready to serve. Yields 8 servings.