Tri-Tip First

NPHuskerFL

So on the way home from work Friday I made a quick pit stop at Publix for some odds & ends...oh and beer. I briefly glanced in the meat dept for sale items and immediately noticed Tri-Tips....I NEVER see these. I grabbed two. Decided to make this our Sunday supper. I've eaten Tri-Tip many times growing up in the Midwest but, I've never actually egged it here since living in FL for 24 yrs now. We decided homemade scalloped potatoes would be our side along with brioche dinner rolls that I baked Saturday evening. I started with something that's not so Santa Marie traditional....marinated about 6 hrs with an avocado oil concoction I made up. Patted each of them dry with a paper towel. Rubbed w/ Sams BBQ-1 Cow Dust Brisket Rub (Thanks Michael @DoubleEgger). 


Reverse Seared. Smoked at around 225℉ish using RW and oak wood chunks. 


Meanwhile @HuskerMaMa was getting the scalloped potatoes ready.  The rue of sauteed sweet onion, fresh minced garlic, fresh thyme etc was coming together.  She used the Presto and freshly shredded medium cheddar, gruyère and parmesan. Prepped the russets with the mandoline slicer. Baked in a real deep 10x10 aluminum contained in the MM. Started out 375℉-400℉ish covered for the first 30 minutes and uncovered another 35 minutes. With a finish garnish of more fresh thyme. 


Allowed the Tri-Tips to rest and got the LG set-up for searing. Had the LG at about 800℉ and got them seared. 


I didn't get a bunch of sliced shots on the cutting board. But, here are a few plated shots including the tri-tip steak, scalloped potatoes and warmed up brioche dinner rolls in the MM for about 3 minutes. 


Thanks for looking. 

johnmitchell

That is truly magnificent... Everything looks great, but your money shot of the Tri takes the Oscar... Awesome post as usual!!!

piney

Looks great! I noticed Trader Joes also had Tri Tip last week maybe I should give this a try.  Husker, I hope to see you @Ga Mtn in May.

jarc

That looks so tasty. Nice job.

HendersonTRKing

Great looking meal!  Never tried it, but it's on the list now.  

What's the right internal temp for a tri tip?  You have to eat it rare-medium, right?

SmokeyPitt

Man those look great.  I have only seen tri-tip at my Publix once and they were cut into small pieces.  Those scalloped potatoes look farking incredible.  Where did you get the brioche rolls? 

Brisket_Fanatic

Looks wonderful!

Jcacavias

Awesome.  Nice job!

NPHuskerFL

@HendersonTRKing Thx. I prefer all steak rare-medium rare. My Wife and Mother prefer theirs well done. Preference only. 

NPHuskerFL

@SmokeyPitt Thx. Brioche rolls I made the day/night before. Everything in this meal is homemade. 

NPHuskerFL

@piney Thx! Sadly we won't be able to attend GAMtnFest this year. 

bgebrent

Great cook man!  Looks stellar!  Sorry you won't make the GAMtnFest would've liked to share a beer.

blasting

@NPHuskerFL   that looks outstanding! 

Legume

Great looking cook there Husker.

Jeepster47

Man, you keep eating like that and "Big Blake" will be on the BBQ circuit!  Great cook and good looking picture spread.

SmokeyPitt

NPHuskerFL said:

@SmokeyPitt Thx. Brioche rolls I made the day/night before. Everything in this meal is homemade. 

Even better!  

NPHuskerFL

bgebrent said:

Great cook man!  Looks stellar!  Sorry you won't make the GAMtnFest would've liked to share a beer.

Agree!  We were disappointed after realizing serious scheduling conflicts. Another time on the beer....Rain Check for now. :beer:
No beer emoticon.  

anton

Very nice tri tip work, glad you found them!

lkapigian

Looks Great, I guess we are lucky where we are, Tri Tip's are a dime a dozen around here..BTW Trip Tips are great stuffed

Focker

Hell yeah!!!  Beautiful stuff all around. 

northGAcock

Nice job....looks outstanding.

i Thawed a small one (last week) I had purchased a while back. It was only about a pound. Cooked with a forward sear.....it was outstanding. I think the Tri only follows the Porterhouse as my fav beef cook. 

piney

NPHuskerFL said:

@piney Thx! Sadly we won't be able to attend GAMtnFest this year. 

Sorry to hear that....Well I know you are coming to Butt Blast..right?

GATABITES

Tri Tip looks great considering a Broncos fan made it. LOL - j/k Husker. 

Looks great! I haven't found any tri tip here in MD. When I do, I will definitely try them out. 

NPHuskerFL

@piney That's a Negative Ghostrider....I won't be at Butt Blast either. 

THEBuckeye

It's been a while since I cooked my one and only Tri Tip. 

You have renewed my interest in trying again!

blukat

Great looking Tri-tip!!

MaC122

So my question is, is the tri-tip any better than other cuts of steak? For example, would you rather have the tri-tip or a ribeye?

jabam

Mighty fine work right there!

NPHuskerFL

@MaC122 Although this was really good I'd be hard pressed to ever turn down ribeyes. Two very different cuts of beef from different parts of the cow. But, I'll definitely do it again. These were each roughly 3# each which suited us perfectly. Slicing should be done similar to a brisket (against the grain) to enjoy a tender juicy steak. 

WAHOO_EGGER_CVILLE

That cook looks fantastic!  Way to go!  It all looks great!

MaC122

Great cook Blake