Sous Vide Tri Tip Tacos

[JimK]

Did some sous vide tri tip last night. Took the tri tip and gave it a spice rub, followed by ~4.5 hours @ 131 in the SV. Seared on the Performer w/ a bit of Mesquite at 550+ and did some peppers for snacks/garnish. This was an interesting recipe - normal Chile/spice, but it called for a very light coat of mayo before searing. I think it helped get a nice crust.

I'm always on the fence about seasoning before the bath vs. after. Seasoning before seemed to work wonderfully in this case.

Out of the bath - after several hours, only about an ounce of juice from this Angus Tri Tip.

With the light coat of mayo:

At the turn:

Resting, and smelling delicious:

Sliced and ready:

Peppers on the grill. I let them soak with a touch of EVOO, some Todd's Dirt and a touch of cumin for an hour or so before this:

Taco almost done - still waiting for the homemade salsa:

These were great and I'll definitely make them again. I practically have no choice - I completely forgot to use the pickled red onion I made.

 

[Rich G]

Mayo, huh? Interesting! Tri-tip looks perfect, Jim, and I like the assembled tacos! Nicely done!

R

 

[Dan C. FL]

Pass me a plate of THAT!!! You did a great job with that cook!!

 

[Robert-R]

Yum! You nailed the tri-tip and grilled peppers. That taco looks killer even without salsa.

 

[Barb D]

Man did you nail that one, it all looks delicious. That plated pic is awesome.

 

[Rich Dahl]

What Barb said.

 

[Rich G]

What Barb said.

This is a man who has been happily married for a LONG time.....got it figured out, Mr. Dahl! (I kid, Barb, I kid....well, not really!)

R

 

[Len Dennis]

Looks perfect. Sous vide is my go-to method (with a quick sear for colour and to dry out the meat very slightly).

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Looks wonderful Jim. Lovely plate. I'm known around the house for forgetting to add some special topping at the end of the cook, usually a garnish or something like that. Probably too many beverages during the cook! I picked up some Todd's Dirt a while back, the Bayou Dirt, for some chicken. Was not disappointed. I imagine on the peppers you may have used the Original Dirt?

 

[Pat G]

Great looking tacos Jim!

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Yes, PLEASE!

 

[ChuckO]

I see some great taco ingredients, excellent cook Jim