REVERSE SEARED TRI TIP SANDWICHES WITH PICKLED RED ONIONS
Jason Glover
8
15 minutes
2 hours
640
The ultimate BBQ'd tri tip sandwich with homemade pickled red onions! This is what your sandwich dreams are made of!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs tri tip
- 3 tbsp salt
- 3 tbsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- Olive oil
- 1 large red onion
- ¾ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 2 tbsp sugar
Sandwich Assembly
- 8 Toasted brioche buns
- Mayonnaise
- Pickles
- BBQ sauce
- Pickled onions
Tools
Directions
- Combine the vinegar, salt, and sugar in a small saucepan over medium-heat and bring to simmer.
- Thinly slice the red onions and place in a bowl or mason jar.
- Pour the vinegar mixture over the onions and stir to combine. Refrigerate overnight.
- Cover tri tip with olive oil and rub with dry ingredients.
- Smoke the tri tip at 225°F degrees until the internal temperature reaches 115°F (about 45 minutes).
- Remove from the smoker and sear the tri tip over direct heat around 500°F degrees until an internal temperature of 125-130°F degrees is reached.
- Remove the tri tip, wrap in foil, and let rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing.
- Spread some mayo on the toasted buns, pile some sliced tri tip on there, top with pickles, BBQ sauce, and pickled red onions. Dig in!
