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Glass measuring cup with brown marinade, spoonful above it, raw tri-tip in background.

Tri-Tip Marinade Recipe

Contributor: Christine Pittman
  • Author: Christine Pittman
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Marinate: 4 hours
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Marinade
  • Method: Mix
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. onion powder
  • 2 to 2 and 1/2 lb. tri-tip steak

Instructions

  1. Measure all of the ingredients into a medium bowl and whisk them together.
  2. Put your tri-tip steak into large ziptop bag. Pour in the marinade. Squeeze as much air out of the bag as possible and then seal it.
  3. Refrigerate the tri-tip in the marinade for 2 to 12 hours (4 hours is the optimum amount of time).
  4. Remove tri-tip from bag and shake off excess marinade. Discard marinade.
  5. If you’re pan-searing the tri-tip, wipe off as much marinade as possible so that it doesn’t burn in the pan. If grilling or oven-roasting the tri-tip, you do not need to wipe it off before cooking.

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