Harissa-Crusted Tri-Tip Roast
From lunasea 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Harissa, a spicy North African chili-garlic condiment, can be found at some specialty foods stores and Middle Eastern markets. But it is very easy to make, too, as in this recipe. Enjoy. Recipe adapted from Bon Appétit.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 teaspoons caraway seeds shopping list
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- 6 garlic cloves shopping list
- 1/4 cup chili paste (such as sambal oelek)* shopping list
- 2 tablespoons tomato sauce shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin shopping list
- 1 1/4 teaspoons chili powder shopping list
- 1 1 3/4- to 2-pound tri-tip beef roast, most of fat layer trimmed shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Toast caraway seeds in small nonstick skillet over medium heat until seeds darken and begin to smoke, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
- Add olive oil and garlic cloves to caraway seeds in skillet. Cover; remove from heat. Let stand 1 minute.
- Pour caraway mixture into processor. Add chili paste, tomato sauce, cumin, and chili powder and blend until garlic cloves are pureed. Season harissa to taste with salt.
- Sprinkle beef all over with salt and pepper; place beef, fat side down, on rack on rimmed baking sheet. Spread with half of harissa.
- Turn beef over; spread remaining harissa over top and sides.
- Roast beef until thermometer inserted into center registers 125°F to 130°F for medium-rare, about 35 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes. Slice and serve.
- *Available in the Asian foods section of my supermarket and at my local Asian markets.
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Yeah GF, this works.
jenniferbyrdez
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Always a pleasure to see what ya got cookin :) I always know it's gonna be good and this one is no different. Thanks for another great post. Of course it gets my 5 ;)
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Another great one Vicky... I love these flavors... I love picture too... so, another 5 for you!
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