California Tri-Tip, Santa Maria Style

California Tri-Tip, Santa Maria Style

  Ready in : 45 mins

California Tri-Tip, Santa Maria Style takes approximately 45 minutes from beginning to end. For $2.1 per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 367 calories, 25g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe from Foodista requires garlic salt, wood chips, olive oil, and salt. This recipe is liked by 1 foodies and cooks. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 diet. With a spoonacular score of 43%, this dish is solid. Similar recipes include Santa Maria Style Tri Tip, Santa Maria Style Tri-Tip, and Santa Maria Style Tri-Tip.

Ingredients

tri-tip roast

tri-tip roast

2 pounds

garlic cloves

garlic cloves

6

olive oil

olive oil

2 tablespoons

salt

salt

0.75 teaspoon

wood chips

wood chips

2 cups

pepper

pepper

1 teaspoon

garlic salt

garlic salt

0.75 teaspoon

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Pat roast dry with paper towels. Using fork, prick roast about 20 times on each side.

    paper towels
    paper towels
  2. 2
    Combine garlic, oil, and salt and rub over roast. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour or up to 24 hours.

    garlic

    garlic

    salt

    salt

    wrap

    wrap

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    dry seasoning rub

    dry seasoning rub

    plastic wrap
    plastic wrap
  3. 3
    Soak wood chips in bowl of water to cover for 15 minutes.

    french fries

    french fries

    water

    water

    bowl
    bowl
  4. 4
    Open bottom vents on grill.

    grill
    grill
  5. 5
    Light large chimney starter filled with charcoal briquettes (about 100 coals) and burn until charcoal is covered with fine gray ash.

  6. 6
    Pour hot coals in even layer over one half of grill. Set cooking grate in place, cover, open lid vents completely, and let grill heat for 5 minutes. Scrape cooking grate clean.

    grill
    grill
  7. 7
    Using paper towels, wipe garlic paste off roast.

    garlic paste

    garlic paste

    paper towels
    paper towels
  8. 8
    Rub pepper and garlic salt all over meat.

    garlic salt

    garlic salt

    pepper

    pepper

    meat

    meat

    dry seasoning rub

    dry seasoning rub

  9. 9
    Grill directly over coals until well browned, about 5 minutes per side.

    grill
    grill
  10. 10
    Carefully remove roast and cooking grate from grill and scatter wood chips over coals.

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    french fries

    grill
    grill
  11. 11
    Replace cooking grate and arrange roast on cooler side of grill.

    grill
    grill
  12. 12
    Cover, positioning lid vents directly over meat, and cook until roast registers about 130 degrees (for medium-rare), about 20 minutes.

    meat

    meat

  13. 13
    Transfer meat to cutting board, tent loosely with foil, and let rest for 20 minutes. Slice thinly across the grain.

    meat

    meat

    cutting board
    cutting board
    aluminum foil
    aluminum foil
  14. 14
    Serve.