Tri-Tip Take 1

SteelCitySmoke814

I did my first ever Tri-Tip tonight and was pleased with the result.  It was a Morton's packaged one that they sell at Costco, and for me was pretty strongly salted so I presume it's soaking or injected with something or other but I didn't look far into that.  Minor complaint at most, and only I felt that way amongst my Mom and Wife who shared the dinner.

Process was simple, 225-250 indirect w/ smoke for about 45-60 min or so (til it got to 120 internal), then I seared it direct 3 minutes per side or so.

I'll definitely do one of these again, but probably forego the Morton's/Costco one. 

Hans61

I've had tri-tip twice, to me tastes like sirloin steak. Looks good!

Jeepster47

Looks good ... that's one cut that I haven't tried yet ... thanks for the input on the Costco cut being salty.

blind99

What's in that salad? It looks pretty awesome!

SteelCitySmoke814

@blind99 it was actually a salad in a Food Network Magazine that I thought looked interesting so I gave it a try.  It's a Blood Orange Fennel salad, and here is a link:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/roast-chicken-with-blood-orange-fennel-salad.html

Sorry for the latent reply.