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Reverse Seared Tri Tip with Salted Honey Butter

  • Author: Kelly Cahoon

Description

Reverse seared tri tip with salted honey butter


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Ingredients

  • Tri tip
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Favorite Rub (Traeger rub or smokey bowes rub are both great)
  • 4T unsalted butter
  • 2t honey
  • Flake salt

Instructions

  1. Trim any excess fat from the tri tip. 
  2. Cover in EVOO and your favorite rub 
  3. Set smoker to 225F with “super smoke” if you have it (ALWAYS super smoke) 
  4. Place Tritip directly on grates and smoke for about 2 hours or until internal temp hits 135F
  5. Remove from Grill and wrap in foil. 
  6. Preheat Smoker to 450F
  7. While the grill preheats, combine 4T unsalted butter with 2t Honey. Spoon the Honey-Butter onto a square of wax paper and roll into a “log”
  8. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes
  9. Return the tri tip to the grill and sear about 5-7 minutes per side (depending on how well done you’d like it)
  10. Remove from grill, wrap in foil, and let rest for a minimum of 20 minutes.
  11. Once Butter is hardened, remove from wax paper and roll in a thin layer of flake salt
  12. Slice into thin rounds, and allow to melt over Tri tip. 
  13. Slice meat against the grain, and serve.