Chili Crusted Tri Tip had big beef flavor covered in a zippy, chili peppery crust.  With a “Kiss of Smoke” from GMG’s Gold Blend Pellets, a perfect compliment for big beef. We served it with our grilled steak fries and cole slaw for a perfect summer steak dinner.

Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our Green Mountain Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker but sometimes we cook inside. We always eat outside on our patio where it is very comfortable with a rainforest theme.  Wood Pellet Patio Heater, little lights, candles, lanterns and surround sound. We enjoy a little wine, or strawberry margaritas using frozen strawberries for ice, good food, music and sometimes a dance or two…

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Chili Crusted Tri Tip
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes per side at 400 degrees (205c)
Grill: Green Mountain Wood Pellet Grill/ Smoker
Pellets: Green Mountain’s Gold Blend BBQ Pellet

Ingredients: Chili Crusted Tri Tip

• 1 3lb. Tri Tip roast
• 2 Tablespoon chipotle chili powder
• 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons cumin powder
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

Chili Crusted Tri Tip
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe

Chili Crusted Tri Tip
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe

Cooking Directions: Chili Crusted Tri Tip

Combine seasonings in a small bowl and thickly cover meat on all sides with the seasoning.

Preheat the Grill Grates to 400 degrees (205c) and place the tri tip directly on them. I did these for 15 per side with a quarter turn around 7 or 8 minutes for the beautiful sear marks, or flavor bars as I call them.

When the meat reaches an internal temperature around  120 degrees (49c) pull it off, cover it and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. U.S.D.A. safe is 125 degrees (53c). Keep in mind that the meat will continue cooking for another 5 to 10 degrees after you pull it off the grill. I use a Maverick ProTemp Instant Read Thermometer for checking meat temps.

Note: I get a lot of questions about the kind of pellets you can use with a recipe. Keep in mind that a recipe is just an outline. Some you need to follow closely like when you are making bread, but most you can do anything you can dream, our favorite way to cook. Feel free to mix and match the pellets until you find a combination you really like. Also you are only smoking at temps less than 250 degrees (122c), anything higher is cooking and there will not be much if any smoke so it does not matter what kind of pellet you are using.

Chili Crusted Tri Tip
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe

About Our Recipes

We do our recipes on our patio where we have a lineup of grills, including Green Mountain, Sawtooth, Louisiana, Royall, Memphis, Traeger pellet grills, Char Griller side box smoker, Saber, Charmglow, Char-Broil, The Big Easy, Pacific Living Outdoor Oven, Lodge Sportsman’s, Brinkman and Weber. I call it our “Wall of Grill”. Our grilling styles are healthy and low fat and will fit pelletheads, gas, natural wood and even charcoal purists. Almost any of our recipes can be done on any kind of good BBQ.

The important thing to keep in mind is TIME & TEMPERATURE. You can do our recipes on any grill, even some of them in the oven or crock pot, but, then you lose all the flavors you get from cooking outdoors. But sometimes it does rain.

Remember that a recipe is simply an outline; it is not written in stone. Don’t be afraid to make changes to suit your taste. Take it and run with it….

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