Roasted Picanha Recipes

TRI-TIP PICANHA ROAST WITH CHARRED CHERRY TOMATOES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Place the garlic cloves on a cutting board. Slice the cloves in half lengthwise and then smash with the side of a chef's knife. Sprinkle the salt over the garlic and chop and smear the garlic against the cutting board until it makes a paste. (This can also be done using a mortar pestle; smash the garlic halves before placing them in the mortar.) Put the garlic paste in a small bowl and mix in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil.
• Put the meat in a baking pan and prick it all over with a fork or metal skewer. Evenly rub the garlic paste on the meat. Marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Scrape as much of the garlic paste off the meat as possible so it does not burn in the oven.
• Heat a large oven-safe skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium-high heat. Pour in 3 tablespoons of the olive oil and sear the beef until browned on both sides, 4 to 5 minutes total. Transfer the skillet to the oven and cook the roast for about 35 minutes for medium and up to 45 minutes for medium-well. (remember that the roast will continue to cook while resting outside of the oven, so it's best to remove the roast from the oven when it's slightly underdone). Check the color of the roast by making a small slit in the thickest part to check the color (remember that the meat on the edges of the roast will be more well done) or use a digital thermometer to check its temperature (128 to 129 degrees F for medium-rare). Remove the roast from the oven, cover with foil, and set aside to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
• While the roast rests, preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Alternately thread the cherry tomatoes and pearl onions onto wood or metal skewers. (If using an outdoor grill, soak the wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes to prevent them from burning.) Brush the tomatoes and onions with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Lay the vegetable skewers on the grill pan and char on both sides. Serve on a platter alongside the sliced beef.

ROASTED PICANHA

Steps:

• Light the charcoal in the Big Green Egg and heat, with the convEGGtor and the Disposable Drip Pan on top and the Stainless Steel Grid, to 140 °C. In the meantime, make crosshatch cuts in the layer of fat on the beef rump. Peel the garlic, crush the cloves and chop finely. Remove the thyme leaves and rosemary needles from the sprigs and chop finely. Rub the rump all over with the olive oil, garlic and herbs. Sprinkle with sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper.
• Place the rump on the grid with the fat side up. Insert the pin of Dual Probe Remote Thermometer into the centre of the meat and close the lid of the EGG. Set the core temperature to 48°C and let the rump cook approximately 60 minutes until this temperature is reached. Remove the rump from the EGG. Cover the meat loosely with aluminium foil and allow it to rest; in the meantime, you can grill any vegetables that you may want to serve. Then remove the grid, the Drip Pan and the convEGGtor from the EGG. Place the Cast Iron Grid in the EGG and bring the temperature to 200°C. Place the rump with the layer of fat on the grid and grill it until crisp about 2-3 minutes. Keep moving it around while grilling, because the fat can cause flames and also briefly grill the meat side. Remove the picanha from the EGG and allow to rest for about 10 minutes, covered loosely with aluminium foil, before you cut the meat.