Tri-tip. If you can find it in your store, it is a great cut of beef that is easy to cook and cook well. Just load up the seasoning on the outside of the cut, place it in an oven at a low temperature until a meat thermometer reaches the doneness level you like and finish it off by placing it on the BBQ or under a broiler.
Ingredients:
- 2-3 lb tri-tip roast
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon pepper
Total: $10..38
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Preparation:
The oven takes the longest but also allows for the most slices to get cooked at one time and will get the bacon nice and crisp.
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Place tri-tip on a tray and into the oven for about 50 minutes. Use a meat thermometer to test to see when the middle of the tri-tip reaches the doneness that you like. Look at the chart below
- Turn the oven to broil and brown the top, flip the tri-tip and brown the bottom.
Beef Doneness Chart:
| 120°F to 125°F/49°C to 51°C center is bright red, pinkish toward the exterior portion, and warm throughout soft to touch | Rare |
| 130°F to 135°F/55°C to 57°C center is very pink, slightly brown toward the exterior portion, and slightly hot yields only slightly to the touch, beginning to firm up | Medium Rare |
| 140°F to 145°F/60°C to 63°C center is light pink, outer portion is brown, and hot throughout yields only slightly to the touch, beginning to firm up | Medium |
| 150°F to 155°F/65°C to 69°C mostly gray-brown throughout with a hint of pink in the center firm to touch | Medium Well |
| 160°F/71°C and above steak is uniformly brown or grey throughout firm or hard to touch | Well Done |
Kitchen Items used in this recipe
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| Meat Cleaver | SENZER Gravity Electric Salt and Pepper Grinder Set |
