Recipe No. 40 · American BBQ
American BBQ
Free recipe
Grilled Tri-Tip
Santa Maria-style tri-tip seasoned simply and grilled to a rosy, smoky medium-rare.
In the kitchen

Ingredients
- 1 tri-tip roast
- 2 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp oil
- Red wine to rest
- Oak chunks
- Flaky salt
Method
- 1 Season the tri-tip heavily and let it sit one hour.
- 2 Sear over high heat to build a crust on both sides.
- 3 Move to indirect heat and grill to 130F internal.
- 4 Rest 10 minutes, then slice thin against the grain.