bread

Texas toast

Thick bread, fat, the grate.

8 min · When you pull the meat. The rest window.

Ingredients

• thick white bread, ¾ inch4 slices
• butter or beef drippings3 tbsp
• kosher saltpinch

Method

1. 1

   Butter or drippings both faces. The meat’s fat is better than a stick of butter.

2. 2

   Hot grate, 30–45 seconds a side until the marks show and the middle is still soft.

3. 3

   Salt. Serve under brisket or next to a steak. It dies in a minute — do it last.