Grilled Tri Tip Bites

These easy, incredible grilled tri tip bites are drizzled with a homemade horseradish cream sauce and plenty of caramelized onions along with that freshly grilled tri tip. Be generous with that SPG, too. It adds so much flavor!

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword Traeger

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 2 30

Servings people

Calories 240kcal

Author Nicole Johnson

Equipment

Traeger Ironwood Grill

Ingredients

3 pound tri-tip
2 tablespoons OWYD Smokey SPG
24 mini pita bread bites

Horseradish Cream Sauce

½ cup sour cream
1 clove roasted garlic (or equivalent garlic powder)
1 tablespoon freshly grated horseradish
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons champagne vinegar
½ teaspoon pepper

Caramelized Sweet Onions

1 large sweet onion (Walla Walla or Vidalia, preferably)
3 tablespoons salted butter
1 teaspoon brown sugar

Instructions

Prepare Tri-Tip

Preheat your Traeger to 250°F.
Rub the meat all over with the SPG. Place onto the grill.
Cook for 30 minutes, flip, and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
Turn the grill up to 350 and cook an additional 20-30 minutes. Pull at 125° for medium-rare, or 135 for medium, rest for 10 minutes, slice against the grain and serve.

Prepare Cream Sauce

Whisk together all of the horseradish cream sauce ingredients together. Store in the fridge while waiting to serve.

Caramelize Onions

While the roast cooks, preheat a pan over medium to medium-low heat and melt the butter inside.
Slice the onion into long strips and saute in the butter until they are translucent. Add in the brown sugar, and continue cooking until the onions are fully caramelized.

Build Bites

Lay out the small pieces of pita out on an oven-safe baking dish.
Put back into the Traeger for 3-5 minutes, or until lightly toasty and warm.
Top with a dollop of horseradish cream, several small slices of tri-tip, and top with some of the caramelized onions.
Serve warm, and enjoy!

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