Santa Maria Tri-Tip BBQ Recipe

• Sauce:
• 1T olive oil
• 1/2 red onion finely diced
• 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 C chicken broth
• 1/4 C ketchup
• 1/4 C steak sauce (usually A1; doesn't matter as much as you'd expect... )
• 3T+ finely chopped fresh parsley (matters more than you'd expect)
• 1/2 C very strong espresso
• 1/4 t freshly ground black pepper
• Dry Rub
• 1 T cracked black pepper
• 2 t garlic salt
• 1 t dry mustard
• 1 t paprika
• 1/4 t cayenne pepper
• 2 Tri-tips, 1 1/2 to 2 lbs each, fat trimmed.

1. Dry Rub
2. Mix ingredients in small bowl
3. Press into all surfaces of meat
4. Wrap in plastic wrap (or big zip-lock) and let sit in fridge for 3-24 hours
5. Sauce:
6. SautA the onion and garlic in the olive oil over med-high heat until transparent a" about 5 minutes.
7. (I usually do the onion alone for 3-4 minutes, then add the garlic for another 2.)
8. Add the chicken broth, ketchup, steak sauce, parsley, espresso and black pepper.
9. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium and let simmer until reduced to about 1 1/2 cup (about 45 minutes), stirring occasionally.
10. Chop/grind in food processor to thick sauce consistency - not lumpy, but not smooth, either.
11. Let cool in fridge; serve at room temperature.
12. Grill
13. If using gas grill, add wood chips.
14. Soak wood chips at least 1 hour; add per grill instructions.
15. Sear both sides of tri-tip (about two minutes/side/direction a" rotate 90 degrees for cross-hatch markings)
16. Cook over indirect medium heat to medium rare a" 140 degrees on meat thermometer - about 10 minutes / side.
17. Do not overcook.
18. (Indirect heat means turn one side of grill off, and cook on that side with top closed most of the way.)
19. Remove from grill a" let rest 5-10 minutes a" slice thinly against the grain
20. Serve with sauce on the side
21. Serve with big, peppery Zinfandel with c.8 years in bottle; Cab or Syrah work well, too, and are more traditional

olive oil, red onion, garlic, chicken broth, ketchup, steak sauce, fresh parsley, espresso, ground black pepper, rub, black pepper, garlic, mustard, paprika, cayenne pepper, tri

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/santa-maria-tri-tip-bbq-1436 (may not work)