Originally Posted by
BamaVol
Something I ate regularly when I lived in Tracy, Ca. On the east coast tri tip might show up in a grocery store once a year. It’s either a mistake or some west coast relocatee begs a store manager and then doesn’t buy the whole case. Tri tip by the side of the road was as common around Tracy as boiled peanuts are here in the Deep South.
I never heard of tri-tip before I saw it at Costco, where it is plentiful (at least in the midwest and AZ). I never bought it until I came across a recipe for Santa Maria tri-tip by accident. I was intrigued by the description of "black on the outside, pink on the inside." I know there are all kind of fancy rubs, but I just used equal parts salt, pepper and garlic powder and that crust is just amazing.
and here is my ciambellone (lemon tea cake) discussed by
gfunkdave above:
