Ive never done a tri- tip in my life...ive wanted to for a very long time and always have my eyes peeled when at the store in hopes of finding one ... Well... The only ones ive ever found are pre marinated and I just never had too high of hopes for them. This cut is just not common around here...
But .... I was recently blessed by a friend and forum member here with a very nice tri-tip!
How awesome is that!!! I was extremely excited to put this on the smoker and finally get to experience this wonderful cut of beef!
Started out triming just a little bit.. A small amount of silver skin and a little piece of loose fat here anf there..
Next a quick rub down with some worchestishire followed by salt and a liberal amount of course ground black pepper..
Next I set up the smoker... I originally wanted to use my UDS but I was dealing with 18 mph winds that day... Much easier to move the kettle to the side of the house in the driveway where the wind would be blocked.. I set it up using the snake method and a few small chunks of mesquite wood... Once it got going I had it running pretty steady at about 260°.
On went the roast.... It went about 40 min at that temp and then I choked it down to 220ish for the remainder of the cook.. Full cook time was right at 2 hr 10 min when it hit 128° IT..
Took it off and let it rest for 15-20 min before slicing into it......
I found the grain directions and and started slicing... WOW!!! JUST PERFECT!!!.. It came out just as I expected... Edge to edge pink with a slight outer cust... I could tell right away how tender this was going to be from the first slice!
Here is the sliced picture..
I had made up some pea salad earlier to go along with it and my boys had been wanting mashed taters for days so we had that too..along with some buttered bread from an "everything" loaf of bread.
Plated picture...
This meal was fantastic!!! The tri-Tip was everything I had hoped for...it came out extreamly tinder and the flavor from this cut packs a real beefy punch! The pea salad was nice for a change..been a long time since ive made that... And who doesnt love mashed potatoes with copious amounts of melted butter???
All in all this was a great meal.. Clean plates accross the table.. The boys love a good steak and this roast had them very quiet at the table as they chowed down lol!
I cant say enough how much I appreciate the generosity from the folks here on the forum.. This made my whole week!
Thanks for taking a look!!
But .... I was recently blessed by a friend and forum member here with a very nice tri-tip!
How awesome is that!!! I was extremely excited to put this on the smoker and finally get to experience this wonderful cut of beef!
Started out triming just a little bit.. A small amount of silver skin and a little piece of loose fat here anf there..
Next a quick rub down with some worchestishire followed by salt and a liberal amount of course ground black pepper..
Next I set up the smoker... I originally wanted to use my UDS but I was dealing with 18 mph winds that day... Much easier to move the kettle to the side of the house in the driveway where the wind would be blocked.. I set it up using the snake method and a few small chunks of mesquite wood... Once it got going I had it running pretty steady at about 260°.
On went the roast.... It went about 40 min at that temp and then I choked it down to 220ish for the remainder of the cook.. Full cook time was right at 2 hr 10 min when it hit 128° IT..
Took it off and let it rest for 15-20 min before slicing into it......
I found the grain directions and and started slicing... WOW!!! JUST PERFECT!!!.. It came out just as I expected... Edge to edge pink with a slight outer cust... I could tell right away how tender this was going to be from the first slice!
Here is the sliced picture..
I had made up some pea salad earlier to go along with it and my boys had been wanting mashed taters for days so we had that too..along with some buttered bread from an "everything" loaf of bread.
Plated picture...
This meal was fantastic!!! The tri-Tip was everything I had hoped for...it came out extreamly tinder and the flavor from this cut packs a real beefy punch! The pea salad was nice for a change..been a long time since ive made that... And who doesnt love mashed potatoes with copious amounts of melted butter???
All in all this was a great meal.. Clean plates accross the table.. The boys love a good steak and this roast had them very quiet at the table as they chowed down lol!
I cant say enough how much I appreciate the generosity from the folks here on the forum.. This made my whole week!
Thanks for taking a look!!
