Grilled Tri-Tip (Santa Maria-style) with Grilled Potato Salad

Step 1

Set up a grill with one chimneys worth of charcoal off to the side.

Step 2

Season tri-tip with oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder.

Step 3

Add some wood chips to the charcoal.

Step 4

Once wood is smoking, move wood chips to far side of grill and place tri-tip above the smoking chips. Turn tri-tip every 10 minutes or so.

Step 5

Mix potatoes with 1 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp kosher salt, and 1 tsp black pepper

Step 6

Place potatoes on hot side of grill and grill for 10-15 minutes, flipping every 2-3 minutes, or until potatoes are softened.

Step 7

Remove potatoes from grill, add some more wood chips to charcoal and cover grill with vents open.

Step 8

Chop potatoes and mix with remaining ingredients.

Step 9

Once tri-tip reaches rare (115 f), sear over hot charcoal for 1-2 minutes per side.

Step 10

Let tri-tip rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing against the grain.