Whiskey Smoked Prime Rib

Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5 lbs standing rib roast
• 12 -15 lbs charcoal, briquettes
• 2 lbs wood chips (hickory preferred)
• 2 cups bourbon
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Recipe

• 1 prepare 3/4 of the charcoal in smoker. reserve the rest for keeping your heat at 225 to 250 degrees.
• 2 soak the wood chips in the water and bourbon.
• 3 rub roast with 5 dry seasonings and let it rest at room temperature until the smoker comes to heat.
• 4 place roast in smoker and close the lid.
• 5 toss a few handfulls of chips on the fire after about 10 minutes cooking time.
• 6 check roast's temperature every 50 minutes or so. (using a remote thermometer with a lead is an even better idea. that way your heat will remain steady during your cooking time.).
• 7 keep close watch on the smoker's thermometer. don't let the temp, vary more than 10 degrees up or down.
• 8 be sure to keep smoke flowing by adding chips as needed.
• 9 it takes about 8 hours for the roast to reach an internal temperature of 140 to 145 degrees.
• 10 remove cooked roast from smoker and allow it to rest for 15 minutes.