Grilled Mediterranean Beef Tri Tip Recipes

SANTA MARIA GRILLED TRI-TIP BEEF

Steps:

• Stir salt, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder, rosemary, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Place beef in a glass baking dish and coat beef on all sides with spice mixture. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.
• Combine vinegar, vegetable oil, crushed garlic, and Dijon mustard together in a sealable container. Cover the container and shake to blend ingredients.
• Remove beef from refrigerator, uncover, and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Place meat on preheated grill and brush with garlic-vinegar mixture. Cook meat for 4 minutes, flip, and baste. Repeat the flip and baste process every 4 minutes until beef starts to firm and is reddish-pink and juicy in the center, 25 to 30 minutes total. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C). Let rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing.

GRILLED MEDITERRANEAN BEEF TRI-TIP

Steps:

• MEDITERRANEAN MARINADE: Mix all ingredients except oil in blender. Slowly add oil with motor running. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Makes 1 1/2 cups.
• In glass dish, pour marinade over roast, coating all sides. Cover and refrigerate 6 to 24 hours. Grill over medium coals, turning occasionally, about 35 to 40 minutes for rare (140 degrees) to medium (160 degrees). Brush with marinade during last 10 to 15 minutes of cooking.
• VARIATION:.
• CUMIN 'N LIME MARINADE: 1/2 cup beef broth, 1/3 cup fresh lime juice, 2 T. ground cumin, 4 teaspoons ground coriander, 2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped, 1/4 cup olive oil. Follow directions for Mediterranean Marinade. Makes 1 cup. Serve with salsa, French bread and green salad with ranch-style dressing.

GRILLED TRI-TIP STEAK

Steps:

• Marinate tri-tip for several hours in red wine, soy sauce, sugar, rosemary, and thyme, refrigerated.
• Heat a grill on high.
• Sear the outside of the meat with high heat with the fat side up. Then reduce heat to medium and slow roast for 20 minutes.
• Let the steak rest in a foil tent for about 10 minutes before cutting diagonally across the grain.

EASY GRILLED TRI-TIP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients (except meat) to a small bowl and stir.
• Transfer all ingredients (including meat) to large plastic bag.
• Seal bag, making sure to get most of the air out.
• Massage marinade into meat through the bag. Let marinate in the refrigerator for 4 - 8 hours, don't marinate overnight as it makes the meat too salty.
• Grill tri tip for about 15 - 20 minutes on each side or until desired doneness.

GRILLED MARINATED TRI-TIP

Steps:

• In a marinating dish or large zip lock bag pour in marinating ingredients (soy sauce - mustard), stir or shake bag until sugar is dissolved. Add beef, covering all sides. Chill at least 2 hours, but may be marinated up to one day, turning occassionally.
• Drain beef, discarding marinade.
• Prepare grill using a solid bed of coals - about medium heat.
• Grill beef, turning every 5 minutes until done to desired doneness (about 30 minues for med rare).
• Transfer to platter or cutting board and let rest 5 minutes before slicing beef into thin slanting slices, cutting across grain.