grilled tri tip bao buns
In case you don’t remember. I am obsessed with bao buns. And tri-tip. And tasty food. Just saying.
Ingredients:
2 tri-tips
1/2 cup lime juice
1 tsp
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/8 cup h2o
2 Tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp sambal
2 sprigs mint, stems removed
1/2 bunch cilantro, stems removed
1/2 watermelon radish, sliced in matchsticks
1/2 cucumber, sliced in matchsticks
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
1 cup water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
10 pack frozen bao buns, cooked according to directions
peanut butter aioli
green onions, sliced
peanuts
Directions:
Whisk together lime juice, 1 tsp sugar 1/4 cup fish sauce, 1/8 cup water, and 1 tsp sambal. Add tri-tip to a ziplock bag and pour marinade over. Let sit in fridge for 4 -6 hours before grilling.
In a small saucepan, bring to boil 1 cup water, 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar. Once boiling, add watermelon radish and cucumber. Let sit until cool. Refrigerate until serving.
In a small bowl, toss mint and cilantro together.
Preheat grill to sear.
Once grill is preheated, lower heat to medium-high. Add tri-tip. Grill for 5 minutes, covered. Flip.
Grill for an additional 5 minutes. Flip. Cover.
Grill for an additional 5 minutes. Cover.
Place on top shelf. Cover. Grill for 5 - 10 minutes more, depending on temperature preference.
Remove from grill and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
Add sliced meat to bao buns, and top with mint/cilantro salad and pickled veg.
Drizzle with peanut aioli, and top with peanuts and sliced green onions.