Tri-tip impulse buy

[Gimmethecash]

I was picking up a couple of filets at my favorite meat market (a real butcher shop in the back of a grocery store selling only prime & wagyu beef and heritage pork), and took a look at their tri-tip in the case; offered as prime at their usual prime tri-tip price, less than half what they charge for prime ribeye/picanha/strip/filet.

The few they had in the case looked more like they had come from the land of the rising sun so I grabbed one and got a chance to grill it over some wood coals with some SPOG, Santa Maria style last night - the vast majority of my cooking these days begins with starting a fire, either in my smoker or grill.

Witness the marbling I got on the (relatively) cheap. The sliced-off piece is unseasoned for the spoiled, furry, 4-legged member of the family.

Enough with the blabbing, here are the pics.

 

[Gimmethecash]

It turned out better than OK; my wife (who’s not normally prone to hyperbole) made its awesomness the main topic of dinner conversation.

 

[rwalters]

Absolutely killer! Dying to know how much you paid per pound for those beauties…

 

[tom b]

^^^ that and where exactly did you get it?

 

[Bill-Chicago]

Your dog eats better than I do


:-D

 

[Moose]

The only Tri-Tip I've had with that level of marbling was some SRF Americian Wagyu Tri-Tip from Huntington Meats in the LA Farmer's Market quite a few years ago. It was absolutely exquisite!


Yours looks to be along those lines, and the cooked product seems like it really delivered. If I still lived in LA I'd get the name of that place from you and be headed over there right now...

 

[Gimmethecash]

Absolutely killer! Dying to know how much you paid per pound for those beauties…

$17.99 - it’s $38.99 usually for the other prime good stuff there.

^^^ that and where exactly did you get it?

Alexander’s Prime Meats in Howie’s Market in San Gabriel.

Your dog eats better than I do


:-D

He eats better than *I* do too! If I’m not cooking, my wife will cook him some beef/pork/chicken/fish - he gets a hot, home-cooked meal every night.

 

[Gimmethecash]

The only Tri-Tip I've had with that level of marbling was some SRF Americian Wagyu Tri-Tip from Huntington Meats in the LA Farmer's Market quite a few years ago. It was absolutely exquisite!


Yours looks to be along those lines, and the cooked product seems like it really delivered. If I still lived in LA I'd get the name of that place from you and be headed over there right now...

It’s a long drive from Tennessee! If it helps, they carry SRF too, also dry-aged and wagyu for when I’m feeling spendy.

 

[Moose]

It’s a long drive from Tennessee! If it helps, they carry SRF too, also dry-aged and wagyu for when I’m feeling spendy.

I do miss a few things from SoCal food and scenic wise. I did buy a LOT of killer beef at the Ralph's in Porter Ranch, usually Tri-Tip. If you want good beef filet at a great price, Danny's meat market in Van Nuys is the bomb:


https://www.yelp.com/biz/dannys-fresh-meat-produce-van-nuys


Go Thursday before the weekend rush. Ungraded filet that was often prime+. For example:

 

[Titch]

That tritip looks very very good, great score

 

[Gimmethecash]

I do miss a few things from SoCal food and scenic wise. I did buy a LOT of killer beef at the Ralph's in Porter Ranch, usually Tri-Tip. If you want good beef filet at a great price, Danny's meat market in Van Nuys is the bomb:


https://www.yelp.com/biz/dannys-fresh-meat-produce-van-nuys


Go Thursday before the weekend rush. Ungraded filet that was often prime+. For example:

That’s some really nice marbling for filet, going to have to check Danny’s out. It’s a little farther than my usual meat radius, but not by much and will be worth a few extra minutes in the car if I can get high quality meats & save some cash.

 

[SmokinAussie]

Yes. Very high quality Tri tip for sure.

 

[jzadski]

Outstanding tri-tip as well as cook which you absolutely nailed. My mouth is watering

 

[Big George's BBQ]

That there is good eats You have a very lucky, spoiled, 4 legged friend