Cooking Tri Tip On Electric Smoker
Let us discuss how to smoke a tri tip roast to create fabulous smoked beef.
Cooking tri tip on electric smoker. Place tri tip directly on the grill grate and cook until it reaches an internal temperature of 130 this should take about 60 to 90 minutes. Expel the tri tip from the masterbuilt smoker when the. The cut is often labelled as a santa maria steak in addition to being called tri tip and triangle roast. I have a broil king keg smoker and both times i tried this recipe my 2 lb.
Let the tri tip rest for 15 minutes before slicing thin and serving. Thanks for the great recipe. Spot the tri tip in the masterbuilt smoker. Tri tip has been the regional specialty of santa maria california for the last 50 years.
I have to say it is very tasty especially when cooked over smoke or fire. Smoke tri tip and beer can chicken by. As long as you keep a water pan full in the smoker the meat will stay juicy. Set the masterbuilt electric smoker to 250 degrees f and include some oak or mesquite wood chips.
Remove the tri tip from the smoker and adjust the temperature of your smoker to cook at 400 degrees. The tri tip roast is the triangular shaped muscle that sits right at the bottom of the sirloin. 4 when tri tip reaches 130 pull off the grill and wrap in foil. Tri tip is an excellent choice for smoking.
The really awesome thing is that cooking steaks or even lean tender roasts in the smoker yields a medium rare that is edge to edge instead of the typical medium rare in the center and more done toward the outside. Heat a smoker to run at 250f. My first time eating tri tip. While the tri tip is cooking place the majority of the lemon sauce fixings in a blender and mix well.
I use a gas smoker at 200 degrees cover the tri tip with cajun seasoning set the meat on the rack with the fat side up and cook it for about 4 hours. Smoked tri tip is on of my favorite beef cuts to smoke when i am looking for a steak like texture and flavor. Tri tip hit 150 degrees in only about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Smoked tri tip can be flavored in various ways such as sante fe style sweet and spicy teriyaki cajun and so many more spice combinations to choose from.
Spot in the fridge until prepared to serve. Slow smoking in the masterbuilt digital electric smoker is a great way to cook this cut. Every smoker is different so watch your meat thermometer. Trim the steak of any silverskin membrane on the surface using a filet knife.
This is a fairly lean cut of beef. 1 whole tri tip steak about 2 5 lb 2 3 tablespoons hardcore carnivore black rub. Smoking a tri tip and chicken at the same time. I kept temp of smoker a little under 225.