Santa Maria Style Tri-tip (whole Recipe)

“For the love of Christ controls us.” The motivation here in 2 Corinthians 5:14 to live for Christ is clearly the love of Christ. With every thought, decision or action we make, we remember the One who loves us dearly. And that love He has for us is the motivation for us to love Him in return. And why do we love Him? 1 John 4:19, “We love, because He first loved us.” And how do we love Him in return? John 14:15, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” It becomes the law of love. We find ourselves serving the Lord out of devotion and not out of duty.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	California		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Tri-tip roast, 2-3 pounds
		Salt
		Black pepper
		Garlic powder
1	lb	Ripe red tomatoes
1/2	lb	Tomatillos or green tomatoes
3		Sweet banana peppers, seeded
2		Hungarian wax peppers
		seeded
1/4		Cilantro
1/2		White or yellow onion
		Jalapeno or Serrano pepper
		seeded adjust number for
		desired heat level
1		Lime, juice of
1	t	Salt, to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

The guy who owns the Red Oak BBQ-B-Q Company in Santa Fe Springs, CA
was grilling this meat as a demonstration at the 1997 California BBQ
Championships and he told me how to do it.  Take a 2-3 lb. tri-tip
roast and trim off the fat. Cut the meat into  chunks the size of a
small woman's fist and rub with a mixture of  salt, black pepper and
garlic powder, in a 40:40:20 ratio. Let the  meat sit in the
refrigerator, in a plastic bag, for at least 4 hours.  He grilled the
meat over medium-hot mesquite coals. He was turning the  chunks of meat
constantly, moving them all around the grill. He  pulled them off when
the inside was medium-rare and the outside was  well-done. Grilling
time was about 20 minutes. This is a pretty  tender piece of meat, so
it doesn't need long cooking. He chopped the  chunks into bite-sized
pieces and served it covered with salsa  fresca. Fresh salsa is a
must--don't use the bottled stuff. Make your  own or you can usually
buy it in the deli section of most  supermarkets, at least out West.
Bill's Salsa Fresca:  By hand or in a food processor or salsa maker,
chop everything into  1/4 to 1/8-inch pieces. Combine all ingredients
in a large bowl and  mix in lime juice and salt to taste.  Posted to
bbq-digest by Wiley <wmix1965@tcac.net> on Oct 09, 1999,  converted by
MM_Buster v2.0l.

A Message from our Provider:

“There’s a limit to God’s patience”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 2672 Calories From Fat: 1908 Total Fat: 211.4g Cholesterol: 636mg Sodium: 3656.5mg Potassium: 2313.9mg Carbohydrates: 23.5g Fiber: 5.1g Sugar: 11.4g Protein: 161.7g

What is the worst the opposition can do? Kill you – though doubtless that will occur, at least for now, in this country. But even if that were case, the Scripture strips away that excuse citing that death for the Christian is the greatest event possible because only death has the ability to break the seal and usher you into inexpressible glory. Could the problem be that we simply have a too great a fascination with the things going on here and not enough desire to spend eternity with Christ? If we really “prefer” to be “home with the Lord” (2 Cor. 5:8), intimate, personal, visible communion with Christ that far exceeds our communion with Christ here (Heb. 11:10, 13), then we must be “absent from the body” (2 Cor. 5:8). In other words, we must die. Therefore death from that perspective doesn’t sound so bad. Only death can release me from “absent from the Lord” to be “home with the Lord.” So the worst the enemy can do is send me to paradise!

Randy Smith