Smoking top sirloin steak in the pellet grill is a fast and easy recipe. You can use a simple dry BBQ rub, or opt for my smoked sirloin steak marinade to load up the favor and make the beef extra tender. Let’s smoke it!
What is a Top Sirloin Steak?
A top sirloin steak is a cut of beef from the sub-primal section of a cow. This area is split into two sections: a “top” and a “bottom”. In this case, “top” sirloin is beef that comes from the top section of a sirloin sub-primal.
How long to smoke sirloin steak?
Depending on the thickness of the steak, it will take 45 – 60 minutes to smoke it at 225 degrees F. Always insert a meat thermometer into your steak to keep track of its internal cooking temperature.
What temp to smoke sirloin steak?
I recommend smoking at 225 degrees F as I did in this recipe. However, cooking times will vary if you smoke your steak at a higher or lower temperature.
What pellets to use for smoked steak?
My recommendation would be to use hickory pellets or wood chips for this smoke.
What to serve with a smoked steak?
Smoke sirloin is a versatile cut of beef. It will pair well with a variety of sides. Think smoked mac n’ cheese, smoked mashed potatoes, smoked queso as a starter…yum
Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make this smoked sirloin seasoned with an easy marinade.
Note: the marinade is optional, you could always just to some bbq beef rub / smoke it dry brined. But the marinade will definitely add a lot of bold flavor and keep the steak juicy as it is smoked.
- Sirloin steak
- BBQ rub seasoning
- Red wine vinegar
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Cilantro
- Lime juice
- Chipotle powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Also see this recipe for grilled sirloin steak with a teriyaki steak marinade…
Want to bake it instead? See how to make sirloin steak in oven.
See how to griddle beef loin top sirloin…
How to smoke sirloin steak
Now I’ll walk you through it…
Detailed recipe steps
- Prep sirloin steak for smoking. Remove from packaging and pat dry with paper towel. (you don’t have to wait for it to come to room temperature because you’ll be putting it back in the fridge).
- Make the smoked sirloin steak marinade. Mix all ingredients for the marinade together in a large bowl (BBQ rub seasoning, red wine vinegar, olive oil, diced garlic, ginger, fresh chopped cilantro, lime juice, chipotle powder, salt and pepper). Add steak, coating it all over in the marinade. Cover and refrigerate.
- Marinate top sirloin steak before smoking it for 30 minutes to 3 hours (in the fridge).
- Preheat Traeger Grills or Pitt Boss or whatever pellet grill you’re using to 225 degrees F.
- Smoke sirloin. Place sirloin steak in smoker, directly on the grill gates.
- Continue smoking sirloin steaks until done. We pulled the ones in the Sip Bite Go video demonstration off the Traeger when they measured about 125-130 degrees F with an internal read thermometer. This is more of a rare to medium rare smoked sirloin temperature. Keep yours in longer if you’d like, but these were tender and perfect after about 45 minutes on the smoker.
- Finish smoked sirloin steaks by resting them about 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy.
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Ingredients
- 3 LB top sirloin steak boneless (2 steaks, about 1 to 1.5 LB per steak)
Smoked Sirloin Steak Marinade (or just use a dry rub!)
- 1 tsp BBQ rub any beef rub with salt and pepper in it
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp garlic diced
- 1 tbsp ginger diced (optional)
- 1 tbsp cilantro fresh chopped
- 1 medium lime juice
- ¼ tsp chipotle powder optional, for a kick, substitute red chili flakes
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste if needed
Instructions
- Prep sirloin steak for smoking. Remove from packaging and pat dry with paper towel. (you don’t have to wait for it to come to room temperature because you’ll be putting it back in the fridge).
- Make the smoked sirloin steak marinade. Mix all ingredients for the marinade together in a large bowl (BBQ rub seasoning, red wine vinegar, olive oil, diced garlic, ginger, fresh chopped cilantro, lime juice, chipotle powder, salt and pepper). Add steak, coating it all over in the marinade. Cover and refrigerate.
- Marinate top sirloin steak before smoking it for 30 minutes to 3 hours (in the fridge).
- Preheat Traeger Grills or Pitt Boss or whatever pellet grill you’re using to 225 degrees F.
- Smoke sirloin. Place sirloin steak in smoker, directly on the grill gates.
- Continue smoking sirloin steaks until done. We pulled the ones in the Sip Bite Go video demonstration off the Traeger when they measured about 125-130 degrees F with an internal read thermometer. This is more of a rare to medium rare smoked sirloin temperature. Keep yours in longer if you’d like, but these were tender and perfect after about 45 minutes on the smoker.
- Finish smoked sirloin steaks by resting them about 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy.
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Pro tip: One of my go-to tricks for perfectly cooked food every time is using the right BBQ meat thermometers.
Kaelen says
Flavor was really good!