In a medium sized bowl add all the marinade ingredients and whisk. You want to form an emulsion of the oil and the soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce, so whisk until they are combined and don’t separate. The liquid will turn a lighter creamy color.
⅓ cup Soy Sauce, ⅓ cup Worcestershire Sauce, ½ cup Olive Oil, 2 tbs Minced Garlic or 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder, 3 tbs Lemon Juice, Zest from Lemon, 3 tbs fresh Parsley chopped, ½ cup Basil chopped, 1 teaspoon Pepper
Place the tri tip in the marinade, cover then refrigerate. You can also put the marinade and tri tip in a gallon zip loc bag.
2-3 lb Tri Tip
Allow Tri Tip to marinate at least 2 hours but up to 12 hrs. Flip the tri tip half way through marinating.
To cook I prefer to bake or smoke the tri tip. If baking place tri tip in a baking dish and bake in oven preheated to 350°F until an internal temperature reaches 135°F for medium rare (about 20-40 minutes). To smoke, preheat smoker to 225°F, the smoke until tri tip reaches an internal temperature of 135°F.
Once done cooking allow to rest for 10 minutes then slice and enjoy!
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*Refrigerating the marinade will harden the olive oil which is ok and expected!