Beef Roasted in Salt Crust

Recipe Cuisine: Beef
Recipe Category: Beef
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

3 c Coarse Kosher salt
6 lb Standing rib roast, trimmed

Recipe Instructions:

In a bowl, stir together the salt and 3/4 cup water until the mixture forms a slightly stiff paste, resembling wet snow. Arrange the roast, fat side up, in a roasting pan, and coat completely with the salt mixture, patting it on about 1/4-inch thick. Roast the Beef in the middle of a preheated 325f Oven for 2 hours (about 22 minutes per pound) or until it registers 130f on a Meat thermometer. Transfer to a cutting board and let it stand for 15 minutes. Remove crust with a hammer, carve and serve. a 1952 Gourmet Mag. favorite.