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23 May 2012
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Meat on a Stick

Last Saturday I was talking with my parents ninety year old neighbor about all the food that we have eaten at his place over the years. We both came to the conclusion that his shish kabobs were the best thing that we had consumed at his house. So I thought it would be fun to try and make my own and call it Meat On a Stick.

My thought was to use a tri tip and cut it up into cubes about the size of stew meat, but I’m lazy so I asked the butcher at Wagon Wheel Market if he could cut my tri tip into cubes for me, and he said, “yes”’ with a smile on his face.  While I was waiting for the meat to be sliced into shish kabob sized cubes I started looking around the store for fruit and vegetables to accessorize the meat on a stick. I grabbed a pineapple, a red bell pepper and some mushrooms.  I thought that the flavors would blend with each other  well and complement the tri tip nicely.

When I get home I grabbed a zip lock bag and poured 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, 4 tablespoons of ginger juice from the Ginger People, and 4 tablespoons of apricot  gourmet dressing from Antelope Creek Farm.  Then I added the 2.5 lbs of cubed tri tip to the bag and placed the meat mix in the fridge for about twenty-four hrs.  You can marinate the meat for less time if would like. I recommend no less than 6 hrs.

After the meat has marinated the real fun begins by placing the bell pepper, mushrooms and pineapple on the stick. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you to soak the sticks or skewers in water for at least 4 hours or your sticks will burn up.  Now back to placing the meat and stuff on the skewers. There is no right or wrong way to place the meat and vegetables and/or fruit on the sticks. Get creative and vary the patterns.This part of the process takes the longest but if make it a family thing it becomes fun and faster.

Now that everything is on the sticks place them on the BBQ. You can see my method for this in bacon onion burgers.  Just wait about ten minutes then turn the meat on a stick and wait about two more minutes. The meat will be tender and full of great flavor. I guarantee you will love the meat on the stick.

Ingredients

2.5 lbs tri tip

4 tablespoons Ginger Juice

4 tablespoons apricot gourmet dressing from Antelope Creek Farm

3 tablespoons soy sauce

1 pineapple cubed

1 bell pepper sliced and cubed

1 dozen mushrooms

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16 Apr 2012
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Coffee Tri Tip

Coffee and Tri Tip do they really mix? Well that’s the question that I was asking when I decided not to pour the cold Starbucks Tribute coffee had brewed hours earlier down the drain.  Instead I poured it into a 1gallon freezer bag and added a tri tip with Santa Maria seasoning from the Wagon Wheel Market.  I let the tri tip bath in the coffee over night.  All night I was thinking did I just waste a perfect piece of red meat, but would I share if it didn’t turn out great.

Now let’s help you prepare your own coffee tri tip or in some reagins coffee triangle roast.  So place your own 2 lb tri tip into a 1 gallon freezer bag and add 4 cups of brewed cold coffee to the bag along with your favorite seasoning. Close the zip lock bag up until its almost completely closed now squeeze out as much air as you can. Let the beef marinade over night.

Now let’s light the BBQ remember I use Kingsford charcoal and add cherry wood chunks. If you like a gas BBQ you can use it.  Now the difference in the 2 bbqs is your not going to get the added smokey flavor if you use gas.  Wait about 10 minutes for the coals to get hot then spread the coals out half to one side and the other half to the opposite side with no coals in the middle. Place your grill on and place the meat were there is no direct heat. If your using gas medium low heat is what you want to use.

So this meat cooks very fast for its size so be careful not to over cook it. If over cooked it will be a dry piece of meat that no one wants to eat. Wait 15 mins turn the beef to the opposite side and wait 15 more mins then remove from the BBQ.  Let the beef rest for 10 to 15 minutes before you slice the meat.

You are probably wondering what did the coffee do to this meat. Well you get a great tasting and juicy tri tip.  There is just a hint of coffee flavor to the meat but the coffee does something to make the tri tip extremely moist. I promise you that your friends and family well love this great tasting coffee marinaded tri tip.

Ingredients

2lb tri tip

4 cups brewed cold coffee

Santa Maria seasoning from the Wagon Wheel Market or favorite seasoning

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