Smokey & Spicy Santa Maria Style Tri Tip (GF)

This is a smokey, spicy spin on Santa Maria Style Tri Tip and Argentinian Gaucho
Style steak.

Tri Tip is a nice cut to do this with but you can substitute any meat that you
would grill, NY Steak, Rib Eye, Flank or even Skirt Steak would be a nice
substitute for the tri tip.

Serve with some Chimichurri [https://culinaryseasons.com/chimichurri/].

Servings: 8 servings

Author:

Prep Time:
20 minutes

Cook Time:
30 minutes

Total Time:
50 minutes

Course:

Dinner Lunch Main Main Entree Panini Panini and Sandwiches

Cuisine:

American Argentinian

Keywords:

Steak spicy Gluten Free grilling tri tip Grill Kamado Joe Beef seasoning GF Smokey Santa Maria

🧂 Ingredients

1 ea Tri Tip 2-2.5 lb
2 tsp Ancho Chili Powder
½ tsp Chipotle Powder
1 tsp Granulated Garlic
1 ½ tsp Granulated Onion
1 ½ tsp Black Pepper
2 tsp Kosher Salt
2 ea Zest of two limes
Chimichurri Recipe

Instructions

1 Trim fat on tri tip
2 Combine the spices and lime zest in a bowl.
3 Rub the spice mix on the tri tip.
4 Let the dry rub marinate on the tri tip in the refrigerator for a few hours to
overnight.
5 Grill the tri tip over an open fire to get the char like the Santa Maria style.
Or over a gas grill works as well. Cook to 125°-130° to get medium rare. There
will be some carry over cooking that will increase the temp 5 degrees or so.
6 Let rest for 15 minutes and slice against the grain to achieve the most tender
cut.
7 Serve with Chimichurri sauce [https://culinaryseasons.com/chimichurri/].
Chimichurri sauce is traditionally served cold to room temperature with the hot
meat.