Spicy Chocolate Marinated Tri Tip: Thrill Your Grill

This Spicy Chocolate Marinated Grilled Tri Tip recipe is sponsored by Divine Chocolate. The recipe and opinions expressed in the post are my own.

I thought I'd try something new for Choctoberfest: a savory chocolate recipe. I once rubbed a prime rib with cocoa and it was magnificent. Chocolate adds a wonderful depth of flavor to the beef.  The weather had been nice here so I decided to grill. If the weather isn't conducive to grilling where you are and when you want to enjoy it, you can bake this in an oven.

Tri tip is a very popular cut of beef here in California, but not so much in other parts of the country. It may also be called: a triangle roast, sirloin tip roast or sirloin butt. There are few important tricks to tri tip:

• DO NOT OVERCOOK, keep it medium rare or it will turn tough.
• if grilling, indirect heat is best, especially with this marinade.
• pay attention to the grain when slicing, it will change halfway through.

#Choctoberfest 2018

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Divine Chocolate

Not only do the folks at Divine Chocolate make fabulously delicious chocolate, they do it with a conscience. They are Fairtrade certified and the company is co-owned by the farmers that grow the chocolate. And they are non-GMO. And their baking bars are 100% vegan.

And did I mention the chocolate is delicious too?

I was lucky enough to get to try the 100% Unsweetened Baking Bar which worked perfectly for this recipe. With no sugar in the bar, I got to control the amount in the marinade, which was only a small touch in this case.

I will be placing an order with them soon so I can get ready for my holiday baking. Visit their site for recipes and to order some for yourself.

You can follow them on social media ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Instagram ~ Pinterest. And be sure to check out the hashtag #MakeSomethingDivine on social media for more recipes with their baking bars.

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Recipe

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Ingredients

 

• 3 pound tri tip roast
• 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate (melted)
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoon chipotle pepper in adobo
• 4 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 1 ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 lime (juiced)

Instructions

 

• Put roast in a zip to lock bag. Combine remaining ingredients and add to the bag. Seal and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour, turning after 30 minutes.
• Heat gas grill on high. 
• Sear the tri tip for 5-7 minutes a side. 
• Turn the heat to medium and cook for 25-30 minutes, turning a few times, until internal temperature reaches 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Remove from heat, cover with a tent of aluminum foil and allow to rest for 10 minute
• Cut roast in half where the meat grain changes direction. Slice each half thinly. 

Notes

To bake in an oven instead of grilling:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees
• in a large ovenproof skillet, heat a few tablespoons of olive oil
• sear both sides of the tri tip, about 3-4 minutes a side
• roast in the oven about 10 minutes a pound until instant read thermometer reads 140 degrees