SPICY SOUTHWESTERN PRIME RIB WITH SNAPPY POTATO CAKES AND SAN JOAQUIN SALSA

Spicy Southwestern Prime Rib with Snappy Potato Cakes and San Joaquin Salsa image

Provided by Food Network

Time 1h25m

Yield 3 servings

Number Of Ingredients 27

3 prime rib sections
2 tablespoons olive oil
Favorite Southwest rub (recommended: Smoky Southwest Char Rub)
Salt and pepper
Salt and pepper
Snappy potato cakes, recipe follows
San Joaquin salsa, recipe follows
2 baking potatoes
1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese
1/4 cup diced black olives
1 ear corn, cut off of cob
1/4 cup white onion, sauteed
1 teaspoon minced red Fresno pepper
1 teaspoon minced jalapeno pepper
1/8 pound hickory smoked Muenster
2 large eggs, beaten
Bread crumbs, for dredging
Vegetable oil, for frying
1 package dried mango reconstituted in pineapple mango juice
1/2 cup diced jicama
1 red pepper, diced
1 jalapeno pepper, diced
1/4 cup diced onion
1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic
2 teaspoons fresh chopped cilantro leaves
1 lime, juiced
Salt and pepper

Steps:

Butterfly the ribs and rub each side with extra-virgin olive oil. Salt and pepper and lightly season the meat with the rub. Heat a large grill pan. Sear and cook the meat in the grill pan over medium heat for approximately 20 minutes. Serve immediately with potato cakes and salmon.
In a large pot, bring enough water to cover 2 potatoes to a rolling boil. Boil the potatoes in the water until they are soft. Drain the water from the pot and mash the boiled potatoes together. Add the next 7 ingredients to the mashed potatoes and mix all of the ingredients together. Shape the potatoes into patties. Dip each patty in an egg wash and then in bread crumbs. Add vegetable oil to a small saute pan and heat over medium-high heat. Fry each potato patty until golden brown.
Mix all of the ingredients together in a medium sized bowl and set aside until ready to serve.