Tri-tip “Steaks”?

[Texas Larry]

So my wife picked up this travesty at Costco yesterday, $8.99/lb. Not sure what to do with it, so I cut the long narrow strips into shorter pieces to make little “steaklets.” Looks fairly well marbled, but I just wonder what they were thinking?Just assuming people don’t know what to do with a whole one? Dunno.

[barelfly]

I asked my wife to pick up pork belly from Costco one day so I could make bacon. she came home with pork belly strips like above.

so, I made pork belly burnt ends. All was good, but I now tell her to pick up the whole pork belly, or whole tri tip.

But, yes, why cut a tri tip like that! Ugghg~ dang it! I’d probably make goulash with those strips cut into pieces. Or beef stroganoff.

[bbqLuv]

So, I made pork belly burnt ends. All was good--Very Good
You done good.

[Reds Fan 5]

I bought what I thought was a whole pork belly at Costco only to discover upon unwrapping it that it was strips. Went to the same plan B and wasn't mad about it.

[Attjack]

I see these sold around here all the time and they are delicious. I prefer whole tri-tip but tri-tip steaks are very very tasty. Treat them like any other steak.

[Timbo54]

My Costco sells them also. I like them because of more surface area (more flavor) and the way they are cut seem to make them more tender.

[Attjack]

Timbo is right. I complained to the butcher at Costco one time about there only being tri-tip steaks. He went back and cut me a fresh tri-tip and then explained that most people want the steaks rather than the roasts.

[Jerod Broussard]

I got a Tri-Tip that I plan to sous vide, chill, then slice and cook as individual steaks. Yours obviously appear uncooked.

[Jfrosty27]

I’ve never seen tri tip cut up like this. But why not? It’s just sirloin isn’t it? So, sirloin steaks? Correct me if I’m wrong of course I could be way off base on that.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

Poor tritips... I would have seasoned, and then pinwheeled them.

[Texas Larry]

That would have been a great, if I weren’t so aggravated. What I wanted was a tritip. Of course I’ll treat most of them like little steaks, may Sous vide, a couple of the strips were cut so weird that they’re going to be kabobs, stir fry, or stew meat.

[RichieB]

Tri Tip burnt ends.

[RiverJeff]

Tri Tip burnt ends again!

[Skip]

Texas Larry be sure to let us know how you cook them and how they turn out. SV? Grill like a Steak? Smoke and Braise like a boneless rib? They look great but I'm curious.

[Texas Larry]

Pretty sure I’m going to grill most of them like little steaks. I’ll try to remember and report.

[Smoked Transistors]

Chud's BBQ smoked a tri tip roast then seared a waygu tri tip he cut into steaks . Looked tasty for sure.

[jfmorris]

Wow! I guess I think of a whole tri-tip as a steak, not a roast. I for sure would want the whole thing - its not like they are that big! How big can those "steaks" be? 3-4 ounces at most?

[Texas Larry]

Yeah, mostly between 4-5 ounces. They were pretty unevenly cut, but I imagine getting a tritip into even cuts would be tricky.

[DTro]

Shish-kabob...

[Texas Larry]

One package is so labeled.👍

[jfmorris]

Time to bust out the meat glue...

[hoovarmin]

My local grocery store, Publix, only sells the steaks. Very frustrating. I've never tried cooking them. Let us know how they turn out.