Shrike's Prime Rib with Whiskey Sauce

Name: Shrike's Prime Rib with Whiskey Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 1 prime rib roast
Ingredients: Rub:; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 1 (4 fluid ounce) bottle liquid hickory smoke flavoring; 2 cups kosher salt; 1 cup white sugar; 2 tablespoons ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons garlic powder; 7 1/2 pounds beef standing rib roast; Sauce:; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 bunches green onions, chopped; 1 cup beef broth; 1/2 cup bourbon whiskey; 2 fluid ounces triple sec; 1/2 cup white sugar; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 6 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons cornstarch, or as desired; 2 tablespoons water

"Slow-baked, moist, rubbed prime rib with a whiskey-based sauce tastes like it was done on a grill."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 20 ingredients

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Why it works: Garlic and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Shrike's Prime Rib with Whiskey Sauce

1 prime rib roast

Prep30 min

Cook2 hr 30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1071Calories

42 gProtein

41 gFat

121 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Beef	100g cooked	250
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Bourbon Whiskey	1/2 oz (15ml)	33
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Smoke	not in our table	0
Sauce	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,092 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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