How To Cook Tri Tip In Oven Perfectly | Sip Bite Go
Cooking tri tip in the oven for the first time? I have some secrets to share with you! Learn the best way, exactly how to cook tri tip in oven (no grill needed!) for a tasty steak dinner.
Prep Time3 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Finish Time10 minutesmins
Total Time38 minutesmins
Course: Entree, Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: best way to cook tri tip in oven, how to make tri tip in the oven, tri tip in oven
2tbsp bbq rub store bought with salt, or add 1 tsp salt
1tbsp olive oil
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425°F. Season tri tip steak for oven baking by rubbing the BBQ dry rub all over the steak.
Heat a large cast iron skillet (or other oven safe pan as desired) to medium-high heat on the stove. Add olive oil, and once olive oil gets hot and begins to smoke, add the tri tip to the pan (fat side down, if the fat cap is still on the tri tip steak). Sear for 3 minutes, without moving. Take a peek to make sure the bottom is completely browned and seared, then use tongs to sear the edges of the tri tip for about 20 seconds each, until lightly browned (against the pan for 20 seconds each side. Place the uncooked flat side of the tri tip down on the pan. Turn off the burner.
Transfer skillet seared tri tip to the oven to bake at 425°F for about 12 minutes per pound. Exact time of how long to cook tri tip in the oven will vary based on your desired steak temperature. For best results, use a thermometer that has a probe that reads the temperature of the steak while it cooks in the oven so you know exactly when the inside temperature reaches your desired level of doneness. See the steak cooking chart below for the temperature the tri tip steak is done at. The steak in this recipe tutorial was cooked to 140°F.
Once done roasting tri tip in the oven, transfer it to a cutting board to rest for 10 minutes. Add a compound butter (see recipe on Sip Bite Go) if desired. You can cover it with foil if you want to keep it warm, but I don’t personally find that necessary.
Slice thin and serve with your favorite steak sauce or in tri tip steak sandwiches. Note on slicing tri tip: it has two grains, so you have to first find the center point, where the two directions of grains meet in the middle of the meat (they run in different directions). Slice the tri tip in half. Then slice each half against the grain into thin slices.
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Notes
Tri tip temperature chart
Rare tri tip (125-130°F) is still red inside.
Medium rare tri tip (130-140°F) is red to pink inside.
Medium tri tip (140-150°F) is mostly pink.
Medium well tri tip (150-160°F) has just a slight bit of pink inside.
Well cooked tri tip (160°F) has no red or pink inside.
Tips Tri tip comes both trimmed, and with the fat cap. It just depends on where you’re buying it. For this recipe, you can use either trimmed or tri tip with the fat layer.Do you have to trim the tri tip fat cap to use it? No. Most people prefer to leave the fat later on for roasting the steak, because it adds to the juiciness of the meat.Turn this into bacon wrapped tri tip in the oven by adding layers of bacon on top before adding the tri tip to the oven.See the recipe: https://sipbitego.com/cook-tri-tip-ovenSee the recipe video for tri tip in the oven on Sip Bite Go’s YouTube.