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General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: drholly on January 04, 2015, 10:13:10 PM
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My local Cub store has started carrying tri tips - whoo hoo! Now if it wasn't so dang cold... :'(
Karen and the girls came home tonight and I wanted a good meal to be waiting for them. So, two days ago I bought a tri tip and gave it a good rub with T's M-3 rub and just a little kosher salt. Man that stuff smells good! Then wrapped in plastic and stashed in the fridge.
About 2 hours before they were due home, I took it out of the fridge and unwrapped it to let the chill come off. I also started baking some sweet potatoes. I had already made some French bread earlier in the day.
40 minutes before they came home, I put the tri tip (on a rack in a roasting pan) in a 425* oven. Checked after 30 minutes - still a bit cool. At 45 minutes it was 135* in the thick part. I pulled it and tented with foil, pulled the taters, sliced the bread, and tossed the salad.
One of the "supposed disadvantages" of this cut is the thick and thin section which can cause uneven cooking. For my family this is perfect. The smaller / thinner tip is a perfect medium when the rest was medium rare. So the larger part fed three and the smaller was perfect for my older daughter (still suspect the milk man...)
Not many pictures, everything was ready as they walked in the door after a 9 hour drive - while trying to carve the roast I almost got a few of my daughters' fingers... I was able to rescue a slice or two to taste and save for tomorrow's lunch.
Oh wow, it was good. M-3 added just the right spice for a very beefy tender roast. I am sure it is delicious over a live fire and look forward to that if and when the cold goes away. But, for now I am very happy doing a hot fast roast, especially with the M-3.
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Beautiful tri-tip David! And the French bread in the background looks wonderful as well! Your ladies had a great welcome home meal for sure! ;D
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Outstanding looking TT, nicely done. ;)
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Tasty lookin' Tri David!
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Perfect for me. Is that a mushroom on your knife holder?
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Perfect for me. Is that a mushroom on your knife holder?
Come on over anytime, Pappy - we can cook one up together. That mushroom is my oyster knife... ;D
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Looks like you did the TT just right!!! Nice cook!!! Don
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David, now your cooking. That looks beautiful and delicious.
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Great looking cook!
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Looks fabulous..wish we could get them, have only seen them already marinated in something here...no way. Have only had them at the gathering. Very nice. Pam GO BUCKS .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Very nice! I've not seen tri-tip at any market here, but when I went to Cash and Carry, they had it - will definitely need to try it one day.
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Tasty looking tri tip David!
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Tri-tip is a California favorite!
Looks great David.
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Dave This is a good looking Tri Tip . seared and bloody .
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That looks soooooooo good David!
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Looks good David! I have to try a tri.
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Super cut of meat, IMHO, especially for the price these days. Our usual source is VERY inconsistent about having them--even when they are advertised. None on display, so when I ask, the response is, "Oh, they didn't send any in the shipment we got for the ad." When I ask if I can have a rain check, am told, "That item isn't eligible for rain checks." No explanation when asked bout that.
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Yes - I only have ONE really local source - and they are frozen. I can got o Asheville, and get fantastic quality Tri Tips tho....
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Super cut of meat, IMHO, especially for the price these days. Our usual source is VERY inconsistent about having them--even when they are advertised. None on display, so when I ask, the response is, "Oh, they didn't send any in the shipment we got for the ad." When I ask if I can have a rain check, am told, "That item isn't eligible for rain checks." No explanation when asked bout that.
That's 'cause muebe and his buddies keep buying all of them... ;) ;D ;D
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The tenderness and beefy flavor of the tri-tip blew me away.
T's M-3 was a perfect compliment - adding flavor without overpowering the beefy taste of the meat. It was like they were made for each other. I didn't even feel the need to reach for my horse radish - it was just right.
And, most amazing, my wife didn't use any ketchup (yes, no matter the cut / quality, her first move is the bottle of ketchup... I still love her... ??? ::) This time - no ketchup - to me that says it all.
And finally, the oldest daughter, Emma, didn't even squawk when her portion was just a hair under medium (normally requires medium well to well.) This is now my "Sunday" roast!
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My wife and I almost didn't get married cuz I made her some hash Browns while we were dating and she wanted ketchup. I didn't have any as I never use it. Me challenging her food taste credentials didn't go well.
If she had asked for ketchup for a nice tri tip, I think I would be doing time right now