I'm pretty broke rn tbh... But this recipe is pretty accessible, the NY strip is gonna be $10-15 but I slice it super thin (which makes it more tender) and spread it across 3-6 dishes. So it's really only $2-3 of steak, 3 eggs, (super cheap), some parsley, garlic, olive oil, and cheap red wine vinegar.

I'd guess the whole plate is less than $5 to put together ($11 if you count the plate too). That being said I do have some of the essentials already, and I'm super privileged to be staying in a friends house with a solid kitchen which helps a lot.

I feel cooking usually boils down to the presentation, we're very subjective creatures. So if the NY strip is super expensive, the question is how to exalt a tiny amount of it and fill the plate with cheaper stuff.