Tri-Tip
Lean • Beefy • Roast-like • Sliced
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Typical price$$$$$
Best donenessMedium Rare
What does tri-tip taste like?
Tri-tip eats more like a small roast than a single steak: lean, firm and clearly beefy, usually grilled whole and sliced across the grain.
What does tri-tip look like?
A triangular, boomerang-shaped piece of lean beef with a thin fat layer on one side.
Choose Tri-Tip if you like
- • lean meat
- • sharing sliced beef
- • barbecue
Skip it if
- • you want a thick individual steak
- • you want lots of marbling
Where it comes from: Bottom sirloin, at the front of the hip — the sirloin section. See the beef cut chart.
Also called: Santa Maria Steak, Bottom Sirloin Cap, Maminha.
Often seen in: California barbecue, Brazil, United States.