Grilled Tri-Tip

Name: Grilled Tri-Tip
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1.3 kg tri-tip roast; 1 tbsp salt; 1 tbsp black pepper; 2 tsp garlic powder; 1 tbsp oil

Peppery roast seared hot and sliced across the grain.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 35 min
Total: 60 min
Active: 20 min
Serves: 6
Difficulty: Medium
Cuisine: bbq

Servings6

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Ingredients

Steps

Rub the roast with oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder and rest 30 minutes at room temperature.
Build a two-zone fire. Cook the roast over the cool side, lid down, until it reads 49°C / 120°F, about 25 minutes.
Move it over direct heat and sear 3 minutes per side to build a crust.
Rest 10 minutes, then find where the grain changes direction and slice thin against it in both sections.

Slicing with the grain is the only way to make tri-tip chewy.

Food safety Medium-rare beef is 57°C / 135°F after resting.