Did another tri-tip on Monday on a whim, straight out of the freezer. This one has been sitting around in the freezer for a few months as well, in just the Styrofoam tray and wrapping straight from Safeway, so I didn't have super high hopes for it... but gosh darn it, I wanted some beef!
Ran it under some warm water to get the frost off, then rubbed it with a bit of olive oil and gave it a good seasoning with BPS Sweet Money.
I knew it'd take awhile to thaw, so I turned my 2 Star onto SMOKE and put the meat on.
Didn't get any photos of it cooking, I was off doing chores and playing with baby goats. I think it was on for about 2 hours when I went up and was able to stick a probe inside. Probe registered 50 degrees, so I knew it had thawed all the way through.
Turned the grill up to 225, and let it get up to IT of 135°. I left it on the grill and put the MAK into cool-down mode while I went inside to finish up the other sides, figuring it'd rise a good bit more before I pulled it. James made garlic mashed baby red potatoes (he's learnin', folks!!!), and I did asparagus with balsamic glaze and butter.
I'd been a little nervous that it would come out kind of funny because it was a bit old, and I'd put it on the grill frozen, but my whim and craving for steak turned out pretty dang good! Really liked the rub (was a new one for me), and it turned out even more uniformly medium rare than my first Tri. James agreed this one was even better than the first.
We had a little leftover steak, so last night I made a rice noodle dish with lots of veggies and the thinly sliced tri tip leftovers. Could see the smoke ring a lot better after we tossed it in the sauce I made (soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and a couple dashes of fish sauce).
