Smoked Tri Tip Sandwich

Connor Forbes · October 9, 2026

Smoked Tri Tip Sandwich

I don’t eat a ton of red meat, but I do love a good tri tip. Lean, meaty, and great sliced, tri tip is a versatile cut that is sure to please any red meat eater in your orbit. It’s also a quick meat to smoke, which adds a ton of flavor you don’t get from a gas grill. For my kids I just sliced up some tri tip, added some rice and sliced cucumbers + bell peppers and they scarfed it down. For my wife and myself, I made the tri tip into a sandwich. A darn good sandwich at that. So, let’s make a sandwich!

Ingredients

For the Tri Tip

  • 1 whole Tri Tip
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp pepper
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 tsp olive oil

For the Sandwich

  • Dutch crunch or potato roll
  • Arugula
  • Sliced bell pepper
  • Horseradish sauce
  • Cilantro

To Make

Cover the tri tip evenly in the salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Slather the tomato (I used a Roma) in the olive oil. Smoke the tomatoes and tri tip in a smoker at 250° until you have reached 135° internal temperature. Remove from the grill and let rest under foil…

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