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Prime Tritip and Shrimp Scampi Oh My

Money_Hillbilly
Money_Hillbilly Posts: 450
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So as the weather has gotten better I finally got around to cooking one of the prime tritips I picked up at Costco along with some shrimp scampi. Had dinner for friends that were on the road all day driving home from FL.  Managed to get one picture before the chaos started.  I used to cook choice tritips all the time but switched to hanger steaks because they were half the price and more readily available.  The prime tritip was much beefier than the hangers I normally cook.  Now if I can just find them again.  Shrimp scampi over angel hair was awesome also.


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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,796
    Your cooks always excel and this is right there.  Looks great-perfect money shot finish!  Congrats.
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  • dmourati
    dmourati Posts: 1,300
    Tri-tip and shrimp is a regular surf and turf dinner here. I go SRF black with Albikurky Red on the tri-tip and green lightning shrimp. Killer combo.
    Plymouth, MN
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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,923
    I don’t think that I ever had tritip.  I can mail order some from Costco now at about twice the price of prime rib.  Is it worth trying?

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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    edited February 2021
    paqman said:
    I don’t think that I ever had tritip.  I can mail order some from Costco now at about twice the price of prime rib.  Is it worth trying?
    Most butchers (even my local grocery store) can cut you one. It’s worth asking before paying shipping.....and yes it is worth trying. Very beefy flavor and tender. I sear on the front side and then roast till desired temp. Others take the opposite approach. Both methods most certainly yield greatness. 
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  • Money_Hillbilly
    Money_Hillbilly Posts: 450
    @paqman It is definitely worth trying.  I used to get certified angus tritips that a local butcher saved for me.  The prime ones I picked up at Costco are more tender and flavorful than the ones I got from the local butcher.  I paid $9.99lb for the primes and they were 100% meat with no fat loss. There is only one on each sirloin section so it is a rare cut in most stores.  Put it on your list, a very flavorful meal.   I dropped it in the sous vide tank frozen for 2 1/2 hours then heavily seasoned and on the egg at 450-500 for a few minutes.  Perfect, even great leftovers last night.


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    3 Larges, Rockin W Smokers Gravity Fed Unit, KBQ, Shirley Fabrication 24 x 36, Teppanyaki Stainless Griddle 
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  • Hook_emHornsfan_74
    Hook_emHornsfan_74 Posts: 1,505
    Tritip question.  Has anyone just grilled it like a steak?  I am not very experienced at reverse sear.  I have one in the freezer that I want to cook, just not sure the best route to take.
    Midland, TX XLBGE
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,896
    paqman said:
    I don’t think that I ever had tritip.  I can mail order some from Costco now at about twice the price of prime rib.  Is it worth trying?
    Opinions may vary, but no way would I pay twice as much for a tri-tip than I would a rib roast. Now, if you've never tried it there is some value in doing a tri-tip, but if it's twice the cost I'm going with prime rib ten out of ten times.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,227
    Hook_emHornsfan_74 said:
    Tritip question.  Has anyone just grilled it like a steak?  I am not very experienced at reverse sear.  I have one in the freezer that I want to cook, just not sure the best route to take.
    @Hook_emHornsfan_74, it is thicker than a steak. It is typically a small 2-3 lb roast.  As a result, if you just cook it hot, you will end up with a lot of brown peripheral meat before the very center hits medium rare.  Just do a forward sear.  Or just roast it at a reasonably low temp and don’t worry so much about the sear/crust.  

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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,923
    northGAcock said:
    paqman said:
    I don’t think that I ever had tritip.  I can mail order some from Costco now at about twice the price of prime rib.  Is it worth trying?
    Most butchers (even my local grocery store) can cut you one. It’s worth asking before paying shipping.....and yes it is worth trying. Very beefy flavor and tender. I sear on the front side and then roast till desired temp. Others take the opposite approach. Both methods most certainly yield greatness. 
    It is difficult to get cuts of meats that are not popular here in the GWN.  Hell, I sometimes have a hard time getting decent pork butts. 🤷‍♂️

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  • paqman
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    StillH2OEgger said:
    paqman said:
    I don’t think that I ever had tritip.  I can mail order some from Costco now at about twice the price of prime rib.  Is it worth trying?
    Opinions may vary, but no way would I pay twice as much for a tri-tip than I would a rib roast. Now, if you've never tried it there is some value in doing a tri-tip, but if it's twice the cost I'm going with prime rib ten out of ten times.
    That’s what I was thinking but I am curious now, I think that I will give it a shot.

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