Shelly's Recipe

GRILLED TRI-TIP ROAST

Category: Beef I - Roasts, Tenderloins, Misc

SAUCE:
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic - chopped
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon liquid hickory smoke

RUB:
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon each celery salt,black pepper and chopped garlic

2 pounds tri-tip beef roast
3 tablespoons olive oil

SAUCE: In a medium saucepan, combine all of the sauce ingredients with 2 tablespoons of water.

Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
Cook for one minute and then set aside.
Save half of the sauce for dipping and use half for brushing onto the meat.

RUB: Mix all ingredients together in a small mixing bowl.

ROAST: Allow the roast to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes before grilling. Coat the meat with olive oil. Season with the rub mixture.

Grill over direct medium heat for approximately 5 minutes on each side until well marked with grill marks. Move the roast to indirect medium heat, cook to desired doneness (20-30 minutes more for medium rare).

Brush the roast with sauce every five minutes or so as it is grilling. Remove from grill and allow it to rest for 10 minutes. Cut meat across the grain into thin slices. Serve with the remaining sauce.