Friday, November 10, 2006

Cooking Lesson- Tri-Tip, part three

Preparation

A good tri-tip has a fair amount of intramuscular fat, as well as a fat "cap" on one side. Costco removes this cap, so you won't see it in the pictures. Ralphs will typically keep it on. It's a great thing, but left intact it's too much. My recommendation is if it is left intact, trim the fat cap to half it's original thickness, or wherever you're comfortable. These roasts are from Costco, so the cap has been removed. Keep your roast out, as you want to bring it to room temperature (or close) by the time it goes on the grill.

Season on both sides with equal parts kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, garlic salt and Lawry's seasoning salt. Apply our first ingredient to give you a basic dusting of the surface and follow suit with the rest. Once applied, rub it into the meat. That's it. This will require no sauce at all. Allow it to rest while you start your fire.

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