| Do you like to throw big barbecues in your backyard | | | | the grill. One favorite method of cooking is to use a |
| every weekend? Is throwing a few steaks on the | | | | dry rub and add your favorite flavored BBQ sauces |
| grill and relaxing with your friends the ultimate fun for | | | | ten minutes before its finished cooking leaving it with |
| you? If this is true you may want to try buying a | | | | a crisp crust and juicy center. Be sure to grill your |
| tri-tip. One of the best cuts of beef and enough to | | | | tri-tip over indirect heat at approximately 325 |
| serve many people yet it is one of the least | | | | degrees. This way the meat is actually slowly cooked |
| expensive steaks you can buy. One large steak | | | | so that it comes out tender and succulent. |
| versus a bunch of little steaks is easier and better | | | | Don't be in a hurry with the tri-tip though it can easily |
| for grilling and one tri-tip can easily feed 5-6 people. | | | | take 60-90 minutes to cook or more depending on |
| Many people on the East Coast are unfamiliar with | | | | size. Figure approximately 30 minutes per pound |
| the tri-tip as a steak. East Coaster's see the tri-tip as | | | | cooking time. |
| a roast which technically it is but when grilled the | | | | If you are the type of person who has to burn the |
| taste resembles that of a steak. All the BBQ | | | | heck out of a steak to eat it then the tri-tip is |
| restaurants on the West Coast are guaranteed to be | | | | definitely not for you. The tri-tip should be served |
| cooking up this cut of beef. | | | | medium or even medium rare. When the center |
| Steaks can be prepared in many ways. Once way is | | | | temperature reaches 140 degrees it is time to |
| to marinate the meat overnight so that the flavors | | | | remove it from the grill. Let it sit uncovered for |
| can fully incorporate into the meat. You can also use | | | | about 10 minutes to allow the juices to settle and |
| a dry rub which you put on just before placing on | | | | not pour out at the first slice. Enjoy! |