What to do with leftover prime rib

Delicious, juicy, and tender, prime rib is full of flavor and can be used in loads of leftover prime rib dishes. Whether you’re in need of a quick tasty lunchtime option with a prime rib sandwich, or want to bring friends and family together again over a prime rib pot pie, we have all the leftover prime rib ideas you’ll ever need below. Read on to discover what to do with leftover prime rib in your kitchen and how to heat up leftover prime rib safely.

Prime rib sandwich

Not all sandwiches are created equal and the prime rib sandwich is without a doubt one of the finest sandwiches around. To get the best out of your prime rib sandwich, you’ll want to make sure the prime rib is initially cooked to perfection, as you’ll be using the prime rib cold in this dish. Cooking a standing rib roast can feel intimidating or daunting at first: our go-to tip for cooking a prime rib perfectly is to allow ample time. However you choose to roast it, you’ll need at least three to four hours for it to cook through. Once you have your leftover prime rib to hand, you’ll need to slice it as thinly as possible for this sandwich. For the bread, a crunchy French baguette works well against the tenderness of the prime rib. Build your sandwich, starting with a slathering of horseradish on your sliced baguette, then layer with the thin prime rib, Swiss cheese, caramelized onions, and a handful of arugula to bring a fresh, peppery taste. Once you’ve conquered roasting your prime rib, there’s an entire world of ribs to explore and tackle in the kitchen next.

Leftover prime rib is ideal for a winter soup. Save a few of the ribs for this recipe, to get the most flavorsome soup. You can vary the other ingredients in the soup to your liking, but we enjoy potatoes, mushrooms, and chives in this dish. It’s also really easy to make this recipe with all of your leftover ingredients for a simple soup dinner in the chillier months. First boil the ribs to let the meat fall off the bones, and then trim the meat ready for adding to your soup. Keep the water as you’ll use the leftover water as your broth by boiling it down. Once the broth has reduced, transfer it to the fridge to let the fat rise to the top, which you can then skim off. Then pour into a pan with the leftover prime rib, beef stock, potatoes, mushrooms, salt, and pepper, and bring to a boil. Leave to simmer for around 20 minutes until the potatoes are tender, and serve with chives as a light garnish. 

Hosting friends and family for the big game? Then leftover prime rib tacos have to be one of the dishes on your menu. For the tastiest tacos, it’s best to marinate your leftover prime ribs first, with a marinade like mojo sauce, for a Hispanic-inspired taste. Once marinaded, heat your leftover prime rib on the stove, and then serve alongside warm tortillas, Cheddar cheese, lettuce, salsa, and guacamole and let your guests have fun building their own leftover prime rib tacos. 

A homemade pot pie is the ideal comfort food dish for the winter and, when made with leftover prime rib, it’s absolutely irresistible. If you have leftover prime rib from a Sunday dinner, set aside a little time to make this pot pie afterwards, to have a delicious dinner ready for the week ahead. What’s fantastic about a pot pie, is that you don’t need to stick to a set recipe either. You can take the opportunity to use up lots of ingredients in your fridge or cupboard, from peas to carrots to potatoes to mushrooms. Simply assemble all of your leftover ingredients and get cooking. And it doesn’t have to take much time at all. If you purchase shortcrust pastry from the grocery store that’s ready-to-roll, all you’ll need to do is roll out your pastry onto the bottom of your pie dish, fill the dish with your leftover ingredients and a hearty helping of gravy, then top with the remainder of the shortcrust pastry and brush with a beaten egg and a sprinkling of salt. Easy as pie.

Beef is integral to a Philly cheesesteak sandwich. Originally created with thin slices of rib eye steak, the Philly cheesesteak sandwich is the ultimate in indulgent sandwiches and best enjoyed hot. If you have a helping of leftover prime rib in the fridge ready-to-go, then this cultural icon of a sandwich should be high on your list of things to make. Crammed full with caramelized onions, beef, and provolone cheese inside toasted deli rolls, this is one that’s at its most appetizing served steaming hot straight from the grill. Whilst it’s traditionally made with rib eye beef, as the marbling of fat through this cut keeps the meat really tender, leftover prime rib is a suitable substitute as it’s equally soft and rich. You can also add roasted green or red pepper if you want to squeeze a few more ingredients into your sandwich.