Tri Tip Roast

This grilled Tri Tip Roast is perfectly tender and delicious. The marinade gives the tri-tip so much flavor, there is no need for steak sauce.

This Tri Tip Roast is the most tender, flavorful cut of meat. Tender, lean and rich in beefy flavor, a tri tip roast can be cooked over a charcoal grill, in a smoker, a cast-iron skillet, just about anywhere. Grill, roast it whole, cut it into individual steaks, the possibilities are endless. Tri tip roast fork tender and perfect for a Sunday supper, holiday soiree, or weekend backyard meal. And all you need are a few simple seasonings for unbelievable flavor.

Ingredients in Tri Tip Roast

Start with two pounds of tri tip roast. One roast should be about one to one and a half inches thick. You can find good cuts of meat at your local butcher counter or at your grocery store. Then stir together marinade ingredients:

• Whole grain mustard – two tablespoons
• Steak sauce – We like Lea and Perrins or A-1, but you can use your favorite steak sauce for this recipe.
• Extra-virgin olive oil – two tablespoons
• Balsamic vinegar – one tablespoon rich, dark balsamic tastes so delicious with this meat!
• Fresh rosemary – about one tablespoon, finely chopped

What is Tri Tip Roast?

A tri-tip roast is a lean and tender cut of beef from the bottom sirloin of a steer. It has a triangular shape, which is where it gets its name. The same cut can also be called tri-tip steak, bottom sirloin roast or triangle roast. It is a small roast usually weighing 1 ½ to 2 pounds.

How to Cook Tri Tip

Tri tip is a versatile cut of beef with great flavor. Rubs, seasonings, and marinades all enhance the tenderness and the flavor of the roast. A tri-tip roast is delicious pan seared, roasted in an oven on medium high heat, broiled in the oven, or cooked on the grill as in this recipe. The smoke from the grill gives the roast an extra smoky flavor and slightly crispy exterior while keeping the inside tender and juicy.

Optional Seasonings

From fresh herbs to savory seasonings, there are all sorts of ways you can add more flavor to a tri-tip recipe, roast, tip steaks, London broil, etc. Try some of these seasonings:

• Simple black pepper and kosher salt
• Thyme
• Cayenne pepper
• Onion powder
• Paprika
• Chili powder
• Garlic powder

How to Cut Tri Tip Roast

• Start with a very sharp knife and cutting board.
• Notice the shape of the tri tip. Close to the center of the cut, or the boomerang shape, there is a seam of fat. On each side of the seam, the grain of the meat runs a different direction. The “grain” is the direction that the muscle fibers run. It looks like lines or stripes in the meat.
• The first cut of the tri tip should be along the seam at the center of the meat. This is the point where you can see that the grain of the meat goes one direction on one side, and another direction on the other side.
• Look at both halves and determine which way the grain is going. Slice the meat in thin slices that go against (across or perpendicular to) the grain. Slicing meat against the grain cuts through the muscle fibers and makes the meat more tender and easier to chew.
• Layer the slices on a serving platter.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tri Tip Roast

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