I thought this was an interesting summer grilling recipe. Prep time includes 2 hour marinating time. Recipe source: Sunset Magazine (June 2005)
Ingredients: [‘soy sauce’, ‘brown sugar’, ‘white sugar’, ‘onion’, ‘sake’, ‘mirin’, ‘garlic’, ‘ginger’, ‘pepper’, ‘dry mustard’, ‘tri-tip steak’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1 cup soy sauce (low-sodium will work well)”,”1/2 cup brown sugar”,”1/2 cup white sugar”,”3/4 cup onion, sliced “,”1/2 cup sake”,”1/2 cup mirin (or 1/2 cup sake and 1 teaspoon sugar)”,”1 tablespoon garlic, minced “,”1 tablespoon ginger, sliced “,”1/2 teaspoon pepper”,”1/2 teaspoon dry mustard”,”1 beef tri-tip steak, trimmed of excess fat (1 1/2 pounds)”]
Number of Servings: 6
Steps: [‘In a marinating dish or large zip lock bag pour in marinating ingredients (soy sauce – mustard), stir or shake bag until sugar is dissolved. Add beef, covering all sides. Chill at least 2 hours, but may be marinated up to one day, turning occassionally.’, ‘Drain beef, discarding marinade.’, ‘Prepare grill using a solid bed of coals – about medium heat.’, ‘Grill beef, turning every 5 minutes until done to desired doneness (about 30 minues for med rare).’, ‘Transfer to platter or cutting board and let rest 5 minutes before slicing beef into thin slanting slices, cutting across grain.’]