Lunch: Beef Rib Roast with Creamy Horseradish Sauce

If you like, reserve the fat from the pan drippings to make Yorkshire Pudding, then prepare an au jus sauce. Add 2 cups of homemade Brown Beef Stock to the pan drippings and bring to a boil, scraping up all the flavorful browned bits.

Ingredients

1 beef rib roast from small end about 7 pounds
3 tbsp. whole tricolor peppercorns
1 tsp. salt
Creamy horseradish sauce
1 jar white horseradish
1/2 c. mayonnaise
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
Yorkshire pudding
1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. milk
3 large eggs
3 tbsp. drippings from roast beef pan

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In medium roasting pan (14" by 10"), place rib roast, fat side up. In mortar, with pestle, crush peppercorns with salt. Use to rub on fat side of roast.
Roast beef until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of meat (not touching bone) reaches 140 degrees F, about 3 hours. Internal temperature of meat will rise to 145 degrees F (medium) upon standing. Or roast until desired doneness.
When roast is done, transfer to warm large platter and let stand 15 minutes to set juices for easier carving. Meanwhile, prepare Creamy Horseradish Sauce. Makes 10 main-dish servings.
Creamy Horseradish Sauce: In a small bowl, combine 1 jar (6 ounces) white horseradish, drained, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Whip 1/2 cup heavy or whipping cream: fold into horseradish mixture. Makes about 1 2/3 cups. Each tablespoon: About 49 calories, 0g protein, 1g carbohydrate, 5g total fat (2g saturated), 9 mg cholesterol, 74mg sodium.
Yorkshire Pudding: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. In medium bowl, with wire whisk, combine 1 1 ⁄2 cups all-purpose flour and 3 ⁄4 teaspoon salt. Add 11 ⁄2 cups milk and 3 large eggs, beaten. Beat until smooth. Pour 3 tablespoons drippings from roast beef pan into small metal baking pan (13" by 9"); bake 2 minutes. Remove pan from oven and pour batter over drippings. Bake until puffed and lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Cut into squares. Makes 8 accompaniment servings. Each serving: About 183 calories, 6g protein, 20g carbohydrates, 8g total fat (4g saturated), 90mg cholesterol, 246mg sodium. Nutritional information is based on one serving without sauce or pudding.