Have you ever tried a combination of two seemingly opposite flavors that somehow just work together? Well, get ready to tantalize your taste buds because in this article we're diving into the world of Spicy Chocolate Marinated Tri Tip.
Yes, you read that right - spicy, chocolate and beef. In America, most people think of chocolate as sweet. But pure unsweetened chocolate has a lovely earthy flavor that accentuates the beef.
So buckle up and get ready to expand your culinary horizons with this mouth-watering dish.
Chocolate adds a wonderful depth of flavor to the beef.
In Mexico, mole sauce is a staple that combines chili peppers with chocolate then served with chicken, beef or pork. I once rubbed a prime rib with cocoa and it was magnificent. I've also added chocolate to chili, for an amazingly rich and earthy dish.
If you have skeptics in your family, you may want to wait tell them it has chocolate until after they try it. I usually do, and they devour it.
Tri Tip Tricks
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, sirloin butt, a California or Santa Maria cut.
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. Cut from one corner, then turn the roast around and cut the other way.
Oven Roasted Tri Tip
The weather has been nice here so I decided to grill. If the weather isn't conducive to grilling where you are when you want to enjoy it, you can roast this in an oven.
- preheat oven to 350β
- 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 140β.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pound tri tip roast
- 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate (melted)
- ΒΌ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon chipotle pepper in adobo
- 4 cloves garlic (chopped)
- 1 Β½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ΒΌ 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 140β
- 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
- preheat oven to 350β
- 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 140β.
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Farrah
Mmm, clearly I need to go get some tri tip steak so I can make this! *-*
Liz @ Books n' Cooks
I love that you made a savory chocolate recipe - and this sounds delicious. Can't wait to try it!
Jan
My father in law used to grill a HUGE tr tip every year for fathers day.. This recipe makes me miss that. Alzheimers has taken that joy from us now. No one can do it like he did. Thanks for bringing back lovelky memories and sharing at our chocolate lovers link party for celebrate 365