Grilled Tri-Tip Roast with Tequila Marinade

Looking to fire up the coals and create a grilled tri-tip masterpiece? You’ve come to the right place.

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Looking to fire up the coals and create a grilled tri-tip masterpiece? You’ve come to the right place. I purchased a two-pack of tri-tip roasts from Costco, paired with this marinade and they were fabulous!

Tri-tip is great because it is relatively lean and yet you can still get a nice, moist finished product. In fact, this recipe was just the beginning of a Mother’s Day feast for my mom and my wife that consisted of hot roast beef sandwiches. By the way, they turned out great, due in part to this amazing roast.

Grilled Tri-Tip Roast with Tequila Marinade

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Servings
6
servings
Prep time
15
minutes
Cook time
55
minutes
Total time
70
minutes

Ingredients

  • 0.5
    cup
    fresh lime juice
  • 2
    tsp
    fresh lime zest
  • 0.5
    cup
    olive oil
  • 0.33
    cup
    soy sauce
  • 0.25
    cup
    tequila
    Reposado 1800 FTW
  • 7
    cloves
    fresh garlic
    minced
  • 2
    tsp
    ground coriander
  • 2
    tsp
    ground cumin
  • 2
    tsp
    dried oregano
  • 1
    tsp
    black pepper
  • 5
    lbs
    tri-tip roast

Directions

  • Whisk together all ingredients except for the roast (duh) in a medium bowl. Using a small, sharp knife, pierce the roast all over. If you didn’t relieve all your tensions during the garlic preparation, now’s your chance!

  • Stuff the roast(s) into a large ziplock freezer bag, trying to keep them as flat as possible. Pour the marinade into the bag and seal. Refrigerate for 29 hours. Well, okay, that’s how long I marinated it, but you can reduce that down to as low as 2 hours. But my advice is to marinade for as long as possible. Be sure to turn the bag over from time to time.

  • Prepare your grill to a medium-high temperature. Remove the roast(s) from the marinade and place onto the hot grill. Discard marinade. Continue grilling for about 10 minutes per side with the lid closed; this will get you to about medium-rare, depending on the thickness of the roast. Remember that it will continue to cook for another 5-10 degrees in the next step.

  • Remove roast(s) from the grill and place onto a large dish, roasting pan, or carving board. Cover lightly with foil and let stand for at least 10 minutes.

  • Remove the foil tent and slice thinly against the grain. Serve (perhaps on home baked hoagie rolls?). Yum!