Chasen'S Hobo Steak - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large new york steak, 3 inches thick
fresh ground black pepper
1 piece fat, 1/4 thick strip and 3 wide (or several small pieces fat)
1 cup salt
2 tablespoons water
1/4 lb unsalted butter
sourdough bread, 1/4 thick and toasted

Preparation

Season steak with pepper.
Wrap fat around sides of steak, covering them completely but leaving top and bottom exposed.
Tie fat to steak with string near top and bottom.
Fat must be securely anchored to steak.
Combine salt and water to make paste.
Mound about 3/4 of mixture over top of steak, covering meat completely.
Place steak under broiler and broil 8 to 10 minutes, depending on size of steak.
Carefully remove salt crust, keeping it in one piece.
Turn steak over and place salt crust on other side.
If necessary, patch crust with remaining salt mixture.
Broil steak another 8 to 10 minutes. Remove steak from broiler and discard crust and fat.
Slice meat, cutting slightly on diagonal.
Heat butter in chafing dish or large skillet until foaming and lightly browned.
Place a few slices of meat at a time in butter and cook to desired degree of doneness.
(Allow about 1 minute on each side for rare meat.)
Place each slice of meat on slice of toast and spoon some of the hot butter over.