Coffee-Crusted Prime Rib

Recipe

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of your favorite Duplin blush
• 1 tablespoon finely ground coffee
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 4- to 5-pound boneless beef rib roast
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups soaked wood chips, optional

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, combine the first nine ingredients.
2. Tie the roast at 1½ - to 2-inch intervals with a kitchen string.
3. Rub seasonings over roast.
4. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
5. Remove roast from refrigerator 1 hour before grilling and brush with oil.
6. Prepare grill for indirect heat, using a drip pan adding half the wood chips if desired.
7. Place roast over drip pan and grill, covered, over medium-low indirect heat for 2 to 2½ hours, or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, 145 degrees; medium, 160 degrees; and well done, 170 degrees), adding remaining wood chips after 1 hour.
8. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing. Serves 6 to 8 people.