Just look at that herby, salty crusty crust! And underneath that crust is the most tender, juicy meat! This picture speaks to me. It says, “Hi friend. Please eat me for Christmas dinner.” 🎄🎅 And really, who wouldn’t want to eat a delicious herbed rib roast with red wine jus for a holiday meal?
When it comes to the holidays, easy entertaining is key. While I normally love cooking and spending time in the kitchen, I’d rather spend my holidays hanging out with family. If you’re like me, then you must make this herbed rib roast with red wine jus this holiday season! The name of this dish is fancy, but making it couldn’t be simpler. You smother the roast with a spice rub and bake it for two hours. That’s it. That means more time for you to relax and sip hot cocoa while watching Christmas movies with the family.
After two hours, you get this: a perfect medium-rare rib roast. Drizzle some red wine jus on top and you’ve got yourself a holiday-worthy meal.
Once the roast is done cooking, you’ll want to let it rest for 20 minutes before cutting into it. That way, the flavorful juices won’t run out when you slice into it. While you wait, you can quickly whip up an au jus, a thin gravy that’ll go great with your rib roast.
The red wine gravy is really easy to make and it adds a lot of flavor to the recipe. I like Pinot Noir here but you can use what you prefer. Cheers! And happy holidays! 🍷🍷
Ingredients
- 1 bone-in ribeye roast 6-7 pounds
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
For Red Wine Au Jus:
- 2 ½ cups beef broth + drippings from pan
- 1 cup red wine (Pinot Noir)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
Herbed Bone-in Ribeye Roast
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place the roast, fat side up, in a roasting pan on top of a wire rack.
- Pour the avocado oil on the roast.
- Next, combine the salt, pepper, garlic powder, thyme and rosemary in a bowl and mix well. Spread this mixture all over the entire roast.
- Bake at 350F for 2 hours, or until the internal temperature of the roast reaches 120-125 degrees F for medium rare.
- Transfer the meat to a platter, cover with foil and let it rest for 15-20 minutes before serving.
For Red Wine Jus:
- Add the beef broth, some pan drippings and the red wine to a pot.
- Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook until the sauce is reduced by half.
- Season to taste.
- Strain the sauce before serving.
taz says
lovely recipe. sorry to be pineckity but it’s not au jus, its just jus. au means at in French and jus is a type of gravy as you mentioned. so if you write herbed rib roast with red wine au jus, it actually reads herbed rib roasts with red wine at jus. hope you didn’t mind me bringing it up. i really love your recipes btw xxxx
Ashley - My Heart Beets says
Thanks, Taz! I’ve just updated the post 🙂 I appreciate you letting me know!
Lisa Lamos says
Oh my word but this was good!!! This will be my go to Christmas dinner from here in out! Hanks so much and Merry Christmas!
My Heart Beets says
Lisa, hooray!! I’m so happy to hear that! 🙂 Merry Christmas!!
Liz says
This is a fantastic recipe! Made it once already, and it turned out so perfectly that I’m planning to make it again for my family’s New Years Feast. Thanks for posting this! 🙂
My Heart Beets says
Thanks, Liz! I’m so happy to hear that you liked it so much 🙂 Happy New Year!