East of Santa Maria Tri-Tip
- 1 whole Tri-tip Roast (2-3 Pounds)
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce (Lea & Perrins, Of Course)
- 2 Tablespoons Montreal Steak Seasoning (I Recommend McCormick's)
- 1 Tablespoon Plain Yellow Mustard (I Use French's)
- 2 teaspoons Chili Powder (I Recommend Gebhardt's)
- 1/2 teaspoons Garlic Salt
- 2 teaspoons Beef Base (I Recommmend Better Than Bouillon)
- Combine all of the ingredients, except the Montreal steak seasoning, in a small mixing bowl.
- Mix well and set aside.
- Peel and trim the roast.
- I say peel because it may have a layer of loose fat on one side.
- Peel that away with a sharp knife, then trim off any large chunks of fat.
- You want to leave some fat on the outside if you can.
- All too often, supermarket roasts are over-trimmed.
- If thats the case, just press on.
- The next step is to give the roast its mud bath with the schmear.
- There aint no pretty way to do this.
- Youve just gotta dive in and get your hands very dirty.
- Make sure you get it completely covered as evenly as possible.
- Put it in a zip-top bag and put it in the fridge to get happy for at least six hours, or preferably overnight.
- Take it out of the bags and let it set out for about an hour before you are ready to cook.
- Start a good sized fire with a 50/50 mix of mesquite lump charcoal and whatever briquets you use and prepare for indirect cooking.
- You are shooting for a cooking temperature of 350 degrees.
- If youre using a gas grill, make a smoker pouch with some mesquite chips.
- Just before they are about to go on, hit both sides of the roast with a decent coating of Montreal Steak seasoning.
- Press it in to make sure it sticks.
- Once your grill or cooker is hot, commence cookage!
- You want cook indirect starting with the fattier side down.
- When the internal temperature in center of the thickest part of the roast reaches 125 degrees (about an hour at 350-375 degrees ), flip it over.
- Continue cooking until the internal temperature reaches 135 degrees (about 30 more minutes).
- Move the roast to a platter, tent it with foil and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
- Cut across the grain into 1/4 slices, serve with some nice salsa and some warm flour tortillas.
- Youve got yourself a crowd-pleasin spread o cow.
- Enjoy!
tri, worcestershire sauce, yellow mustard, chili powder, garlic, beef
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/east-of-santa-maria-tri-tip/ (may not work)