Santa Maria Tri Tip Tacos 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.

SANTA MARIA TRI-TIP

Steps:

• Combine dry rub ingredients and coat entire tri-tip. Wrap in plastic wrap or gallon size bag. Place in bowl/pan and keep refrigerated 4 hours to over night.
• In small bowl combine ingredients for basting sauce.

SANTA MARIA TRI TIP

Steps:

• Start a day ahead of time. Trim all the silverskin from the meat if necessary, then rub the paprika, black pepper, and chipotle chile pepper all over the meat.
• Wrap the meat tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a day, so the flavors can penetrate the beef.
• Ninety minutes before you plan to cook the meat, take it out of the refrigerator. You may skip this if absolutely essential, but the meat will not be as moist (see notes).
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
• Pat the meat dry with paper towels and season very generously with salt on all sides. I usually do about 2 tsp total.
• Add enough tallow or oil to coat the bottom of a large cast-iron skillet, and heat over medium high heat. When the fat shimmers, sear the meat for 2 minutes on the first side, until golden brown. Turn the meat over, then sear for 1 minute. For the most even cooking, transfer the meat to a wire rack, otherwise, simply transfer the entire skillet to the oven.
• Roast the beef for 35-50 minutes, or until the internal temperature is 125 degrees F.
• Remove the meat to a rack or board, and let rest for 30 minutes before slicing, loosely tented with foil, so the juices can redistribute. Cut into thin slices and enjoy!

SANTA MARIA-STYLE TRI TIP ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Whisk kosher salt, black pepper, granulated garlic, onion powder, oregano, cayenne pepper, rosemary, sage, lemon pepper, seasoned salt, and beef bouillon together in a small bowl. Sprinkle spice mixture on all sides of roast and rub spices into meat.
• Heat a skillet over high heat. Cook roast in hot skillet until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer meat, fat-side facing up, to a roasting pan. Cover the roasting pan with aluminum foil.
• Roast in the preheated oven until just turning from pink to grey, about 90 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 150 degrees F (65 degrees C). Uncover roast and tent loosely with aluminum foil; let rest for 10 minutes before slicing across the grain.

GRILLED OR OVEN-ROASTED SANTA MARIA TRI-TIP

Steps:

• Trim silver skin. The meat may have a thick layer of fat, some of which can be sliced off, but keep a good amount to help baste meat.
• Sprinkle meat with rub and massage lightly all over. Cover and refrigerate at least an hour or as long as overnight. Remove from refrigerator an hour before cooking.
• Prepare charcoal grill or heat a gas grill to high. Place roast on grill and sear one side well, 6 to 8 minutes, checking for flare-ups. Turn the roast and sear other side for about the same time. Then lower gas to medium-high or move the meat to a cooler part of the charcoal grill.
• Turn meat again and cook another 8 to 10 minutes. Flip and cook again. A 2-pound roast will require about 20 to 25 minutes total cooking time. The roast is ready when an instant-read thermometer reaches 130 degrees when inserted into the thickest part of the meat.
• Rest roast on a cutting board 10 to 20 minutes. Slice against the grain. The roast is shaped like a boomerang, so either cut it in half at the center of the angle, or slice against the grain on one side, turn the roast and slice against the grain on the other side.

OVEN ROASTED SANTA MARIA TRI-TIP

Steps:

• Place all ingredients other than meat into a blender. Puree until the bits are very small.
• Put the meat into a 1-gallon freezer baggie. Pour the marinade into the baggie. Remove as much air as possible when you close the baggie.
• Refrigerate overnight. I place the baggie int a leak-proof dish to prevent spills.
• The next day --.
• Preheat oven to 500 degrees f.
• Place marinated tritip on a roasting rack.
• Roast for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 325 degrees f.
• Roast for an additional 45 minutes, or until internal temperature of the roast is 135 degrees (medium-rare).
• Remove from oven (don't forget to turn off the oven, like me). Let it sit for 10 minutes. The roast will continue cooking to a very nice medium.
• Slice thinly across the grain to serve.
• I have also tried this on the grill. In order to cook this correctly, place all the charcoal to one side of your grill. Sear the tri-tip on the hot side, about 3-4 minutes per side, in order to get some nice sear marking, then move it to the cool side. close the cover and open the vents. Open the cover about 45 minutes later.

SANTA MARIA TRI-TIP

Steps:

• To make the salsa: Place tomatoes, celery, scallions, poblano, cilantro, garlic, vinegar, and Worcestershire in a medium bowl and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Let sit at room temperature for at least 1 hour or refrigerate in an airtight container up to 5 days before serving.
• To make the tri-tip: Combine salt, garlic powder, and black pepper in a small bowl. Season beef all over with seasoning mixture and let sit for 30 minutes while preparing the grill.
• Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and arrange the coals on one side of the charcoal grate. Place wood chunk directly on coals and set cooking grate in place, cover grill and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Placebeef on cool side of grill, cover, and cook, turning and flipping occasionally until an instant read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the steak registers between 115 to 120°F on an instant read thermometer, 20 to 30 minutes
• Move steak to hot side of grill. Cook, flipping regularly until well seared on exterior and center of steak registers 120 to 125°F on an instant read thermometer, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes. Slice thinly and serve with salsa.

SANTA MARIA TRI-TIP

Steps:

• Combine the granulated garlic and pepper in a small bowl and set aside. Mince the garlic and slowly incorporate the salt and sugar, alternating, to create a paste. Add the Achiote Oil and mix well. Be careful, this oil will stain.
• Rinse and pat dry the roast and rub with the garlic paste, evenly coating the meat. Sprinkle evenly with the granulated garlic and pepper mixture and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 24 hours and up to 48 hours.
• Remove the wrap and allow the roast to rest while you preheat a well-oiled grill to medium-high heat. Add the roast and cook for 9 minutes, turn, repeat and check the temperature. Once 90 degrees F is achieved, turn the middle burner to high and sear all sides of the roast. Remove from the grill and allow to rest for 10 to 15 minutes, loosely covered with aluminum foil.
• Slice across the grain in thin (1/8-inch) pieces, drizzle any juices that have accumulated back onto the sliced meat and serve immediately.
• In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, add the seeds and toast for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the oil, reduce the heat to low and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. The oil will become bright orange. Immediately remove from the heat, cool and strain. Store the oil in a glass container in the refrigerator. The oil will keep for several months.