Like many people, we had a prime rib roast on Christmas. Ours was about 6.8 pounds and we followed the cooking instructions from our butcher. Cooking a roast is pretty simple as long as you pay attention to what your desired final internal temperature is. We like ours medium rare, and it was on the rare side of that in the end. It was delicious. We had a group effort between Dennis, Ahren and I to make the side dishes of gravy, mashed potatoes and glazed carrots. It was a feast for the three of us.
When all was said and done, we ended up with about 5 pounds of leftover roast beef. What the heck to do with it? As it often does, the internet came to my aid and I found two terrific recipes that helped me use up the leftovers.
The first night we made Irish Prime Rib Pie, which was actually delicious. You certainly do not need to use prime rib for it; any leftover beef, ham, or poultry would work. I put Ahren to work lightly brushing the top of the crust with egg yolk. He brushed the entire thing with it, then tipped the bowl to get every last bit of yolk on it. I thought we were going to end up with scrambled eggs on top of the crust. If the pie looks a bit odd, it is because of all the egg yolk, but it was excellent nonetheless. I am not sure what makes this pie “Irish”, but we liked the name of the recipe.
The next night we made Easy Leftover Beef Stroganoff, which was also a hit. I hardly had to do a thing to make it, lol. Dennis cut the remaining roast into strips, and Ahren diced an onion and sliced mushrooms. I just had the job of boiling noodles and sauteeing everything together. It was very good as well.
We all had great appetites, so there is very little left in the way of leftovers. I am done with beef for awhile I think. I will try to concentrate on fish and chicken during the month of January in the hope of taking of the few pounds I managed to put on during the holidays. What about you? Any plans for cleaner eating next month? Did you manage to avoid putting on a pound or two in December?
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year! I will be back at the end of the week with a post on my favorite books of 2025.
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I also made prime rib recently and for the first time tried the reverse sear method. Very good results – easier to get a consistent degree of doneness throughout the meat – but next time I need to increase the time and temp for searing. My leftovers included French Dip sandwiches which were delicious.
Happy New Year.
Yum, French Dip is my favorite!
We were lucky enough to have prime rib on BOTH Christmas Eve AND Day! They were done to perfection by two talented guys and, really, who are we to refuse that? It was a wonderful treat for sure! The rest of the meals were potluck and, again, delicious! We were back to chicken by the weekend, that’s for sure though! Have a happy New Year’s Eve!
Now I need to come up with some healthy choices for the New Year!
The 4 kinds of cookies we made were my downfall, always! However just being serious about my intake hekped lose a few quickly. I’ll have to get better after the New Year! My sister roasted a turkey for the first time and she did well- it was very juicy. That prime rib looked yummy.
Roast turkey sounds pretty good right now!
Alas, we cannot have beef due to Lone Star tick bites a decade or so ago. Oh, we miss burgers, roast beef, chili, spaghetti, etc, etc but are grateful as some folks who were bitten cannot have pork either.
Your meals look scrumptious and made good use of that roast!
Happy New Year and may kindness abound everywhere around the world in 2026.
Hugs!
How awful that you are allergic to beef after being bitten by the Lone Star tick. Miserable little critters.
Happy New Year to you and your family Barbara.
We’ve had roast turkey, ham, turkey noodle soup, turkey sandwiches, ham salad sandwiches on a loop every day since Christmas. New Years gives us pork and saurkraut with hot dogs- several days worth. I really need a hamburger!
Have a happy and healthy 2026!
It’s clam chowder for us tonight. We will toast to our health with a nice bottle of champagne first.
Happy New Year Carole!
oh, my. that is a very large roast. how many hours did it take? that rare end is just the way my husband loves it. I made a new recipe for xmas. it was excellent but rich. I just can’t eat rich food anymore. I made pan seared top sirloin steaks served in a miso-butter sauce. it’s a dish I’ll make again when we have company.
currently, I am sick with the flu. did I get the flu shot? yes. at least I won’t end up dead or hospitalized from it.
🙁
Oh no! So sorry you got sick over the holidays, what a bummer.
It took about 2 1/2 hours for that 6.8 lb prime rib to cook. Tons of leftovers!