Marinated Grilled Tri Tip Recipe with Mustard Butter
Make a delicious wet rub marinade for your tri tip, then grill it up to perfection. Serve it with a homemade mustard butter.Listen to the audio recipe using the player below.
To prepare the tri tip for marinating remove the fat cap and silver skin, unless it is sold already trimmed.
One side of the tri tip will have a layer of hard fat. With a sharp knife remove as much of the fat as you can without removing much meat.
If your tri tip has silver skin under the fat cap, a thin membrane that is tough to chew and looks cloudy or slivery (see photo), you will want to remove that as well.Slip the tip of a sharp knife under the silver skin and try to carefully peel it off.
Scoop the mixture out onto a sheet of plastic wrap and shape the mixture into a log about 1 inch in diameter.
Twist the ends of the plastic wrap to form a tightly enclosed cylinder. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Grilling Tri Tip
When ready to grill, preheat the grill to high heat. Remove the tri tip from the refrigerator and unwrap, allow to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes while the grill heats up.
Start the tri tip over direct heat for 5 minutes on a covered grill. Then flip and grill the other side for another 5 minutes, on a covered grill.Note: position the tri tip so the smaller point is closer to the indirect heat of the grill. The smaller tip will cook through fast!
Now move the tri tip to the indirect heat side for about 5-10 minutes (keeping the smaller tip away from the direct heat side of the grill) . You want to remove the tri tip when it reaches 135℉ at it's thickest point. This is medium rare to medium.Use an instant read thermometer to check temp.
Top the tri tip with 2 large 1 inch slice of the mustard butter. Allow the steaks to rest at room temp for 3-5 minutes while the butter melts over the top of the steak.
Cutting and Serving Tri Tip
A tri tip has two different directions of grain, and it is crucial to cut the beef against the grain for tenderness!!! This is a great You Tube Video on properly cutting a tri tip for maximum tenderness.
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Cut the tri tip into thin slice, and serve with more mustard butter slices on the side.