Salt-Roasted Porterhouse

Serves: 2

Llewellyn Gorczany

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

50

Sweetness

50

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tsps

Fennel Seed

2 tsps

Mustard Seed

1 cup

Water

Directions:

1

Mix first 7 ingredients in small bowl

2

Transfer 2 tablespoons spice mixture to spice grinder; grind finely

3

Mix in 1 teaspoon salt

4

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead

5

Store whole and ground spice mixtures separately in airtight containers at room temperature

6

Rub ground spice mixture all over steak

7

Wrap in plastic; chill 3 hours

8

Preheat oven to 475°F

9

Unwrap steak; place in large ovenproof skillet

10

Mix whole spice mixture with 1 1/2 cups kosher salt in medium bowl

11

Add 1/4 cup water; stir to moisten

12

Pack salt over top and sides of steak

13

Roast until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into steak registers 130°F for medium-rare, about 25 minutes

14

Let stand at room temperature 8 minutes

15

Crack salt crust with wooden spoon; discard

16

Turn steak over

17

Slice into 1/2-inch-thick slices

18

Mix first 7 ingredients in small bowl

19

Transfer 2 tablespoons spice mixture to spice grinder; grind finely

20

Mix in 1 teaspoon salt

21

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead

22

Store whole and ground spice mixtures separately in airtight containers at room temperature

23

Rub ground spice mixture all over steak

24

Wrap in plastic; chill 3 hours

25

Preheat oven to 475°F

26

Unwrap steak; place in large ovenproof skillet

27

Mix whole spice mixture with 1 1/2 cups kosher salt in medium bowl

28

Add 1/4 cup water; stir to moisten

29

Pack salt over top and sides of steak

30

Roast until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into steak registers 130°F for medium-rare, about 25 minutes

31

Let stand at room temperature 8 minutes

32

Crack salt crust with wooden spoon; discard

33

Turn steak over

34

Slice into 1/2-inch-thick slices