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Tri tip roast cooking in a cast iron skillet with shallots, garlic, butter and rosemary.
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4.84 from 12 votes

Cast Iron Skillet Tri Tip Roast

Tri tip is a tender and juicy cut of beef. This meal comes together so easy and is perfect for any night of the week! 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Resting Time10 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Calories:
Author: Sarah Alvord, Feeding Your Fam

Ingredients

  • 2-3 pound Tri Tip roast
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 shallots, sliced
  • 2 rosemary sprigs

TRI TIP RUB

  • 1 tbsp sea salt
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp onion powder

Instructions

  • Remove tri tip from refrigerator, season liberally with spices on all sides and allow to come up in temperature about 10 minutes while you prepare other ingredients. 
  • Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat add olive oil. Place tri tip in skillet and brown on all sides. 
  • Turn heat down to medium and cook tri tip for about 7 minutes on each side, flipping once. When the meat reaches an internal temperature of 125-126ºF add in butter, garlic, shallots and rosemary. With a spoon, spoon the melted butter over the roast as it continues to cook and come up to temperature. 
  • Remove the roast from the pan once it is 5 degrees below your desired doneness, see post above. For this recipe the roast was cooked to 130ºF
  • Allow the roast to rest before slicing against the grain. 

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Notes

One of my favorite easy rubs to use is this BEEF RUB from Hey Grill Hey. 
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American, Comfort Food
Keyword: Cast Iron Tri Tip Roast, Tri Tip Cooked in Cast Iron
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