Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Episode XIII - Beef Tri-Tip

The Wife talked me into fixing the flank steak last Sunday. Pitched the beef pretty hard. So, got all fired up, bought all the fresh herbs and went to the freezer to pull it out and...... it turns out it is the Beef Tri-Tip!?! What the heck? Can I not spell flank steak. Nah.... don't think it's me. Pretty sure it's the other half. But she shall remain nameless.

Anyway, on with this weekend's episode: Grilled Soy and Lime Beef Tri-Tip on page 96. This is a pretty easy recipe overall, just takes a little planing ahead for marination time. However, using the Komodo adds a complication. You're supposed to sear each side for 5 minutes then move it to the cooler side of the grill and cook another 30. As we all know.... once the Komodo heats up there's no going back. So, I tried the reverse sear that I've read others have used, but not sure it really helped here. Didn't really char the outside. Hmmmmm.



Nonetheless, the flavor came out great. The marinade added a lot of flavor and the medium rare came out wonderful. Definitely worth doing again.