Tri Tip Steak Recipe

thin-sliced tri-tip steak with sauce on plate

5 from 69 votes

Summer barbecues call for grilled steak, and not just any steak but delicious, tender, juicy grilled Tri-tip topped with spicy, tangy, homemade tiger sauce.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Marinating Time20

Total Time40

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings: servings

Author: Tiffany Azure

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds Tri-Tip Steak
⅔ cup teriyaki sauce see note
⅓ cup mayo
1 tablespoon sriracha sauce or garlic chili sauce
1 tablespoon lime juice more as needed/to taste

Marinade

¼ cup olive oil
¼ cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons Chinese five spice seasoning optional
2 teaspoons sriracha sauce

Instructions

Combine all marinade ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk well. Add Tri-Tip Steak, toss to coat, and cover. Let marinate for 20-30 minutes.
Stir together mayo and sriracha sauce. Add lime juice and stir. Sauce should be a good consistency for drizzling. If not, add more lime juice or a few teaspoons of water as needed to thin it out.
Use tongs to transfer the marinated Tri-Tip to a grill preheated to high. (Discard marinade). Sear on each side about 2 minutes to get a good sear/grill lines. Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook 8-10 minutes until internal temperature reads 145 degrees F.
Remove from grill, allow to rest about 5 minutes. Slice across the grain, then drizzle with teriyaki sauce and spicy mayo. Serve immediately.

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Notes

Teriyaki sauce: my homemade teriyaki sauce has no "weird" ingredients, is ready in just 10 minutes, and tastes SO good. You'll only need about half of a batch, so you can either half the teriyaki sauce recipe, or make the full batch and then store the rest in the fridge or freezer for later (my favorite method!).

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