Santa Maria Style Barbecue RecipesAuthentic Santa Maria Tri-Tip RecipeSanta Maria Style Pinquito Beans RecipeSimple Santa Maria Green SaladSanta Maria Salsa Recipe Book A Room Print Santa Maria Style Tri-Tip Grilled tri-tip seasoned with a traditional dry rub is the centerpiece of Santa Maria Style BBQ meal. Prep Time 5 minutesCook Time 1 hour 10 minutesTotal Time 1 hour 45 minutes Ingredients2 cups red oak chips soaked in water for 2 hours (don't skip this, it's what gives the tri-tip its authentic flavor)Santa Maria Style Barbecue seasoning2.5 lb beef tri-tip InstructionsRub your prepared Santa Maria Style seasoning into the meat and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before grilling. Prepare your grill for direct and indirect medium-high heat. Add red oak chips to 30 minutes before you begin grilling. Set your tri-tip over the direct heat, fattiest-side up, and sear about 10 minutes, or until browned. Flip the meat over and sear the other side the same way. Move your tri-tip to the indirect-heat. Cover your grill and let the tri-tip cook 20 to 30 minutes, until a thermometer reads 130 degrees F in the thickest area of the meat. Take the tri-tip off the grill and move to a cutting board. Let the meat rest for 15 minutes. Slice the meat against the grain to serve. NotesNeed the recipe for simple, traditional Santa Maria Style Seasoning for your tri-tip rub? Download the official Santa Maria Valley Cookbook.
Santa Maria Valley Historical Society Museum Established in September 1955, the purpose of the Santa Maria Valley Historical Society is to provide a center for collection, conservation, interpretation, and research concerned with the history of the people of the Santa Maria Valley, while making this knowledge and interpretation available to the community by the Santa Maria Valley Historical Museum. There are […]
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March 20 Naughty Oak: Jacob Cole + AR Catering Jacob Cole is a California based independent artist. Previously fronting Saint Anne’s Place and King Cole, he has grown into a well rounded singer/songwriter and performer reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen, early Tom Petty and current artists not unlike Kurt Vile and Cass McCombs. Check him out from 7:00 to 10:00 pm in our taproom. AR […]
March 21 Naughty Oak: Saturday Beer Yoga Join Courtney for SATURDAY beer yoga on March 21st at 10:00 am! You’ll leave this class refreshed, relaxed and quenched. Ticket includes one hour of yoga and your first pint of beer. Class size is very limited, so please reserve your ticket in advance to guarantee your spot. Tickets can be purchased in advance at […]
March 21 Los Flores Ranch: Star Gazing Party Enjoy amazing views of star clusters, planets and more through telescopes provided by one or all of these local groups- Central Coast Astronomy Society, Astronomy Club of Lompoc, Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit and Juno our resident telescope. Feel free to bring your own telescope and a chair. Gate will be open a half hour early […]
March 27 Naughty Oak: Ted Lennon + Debilz Mobile Kitchen Ted Lennon’s voice “comes through soft like water and saturates the listener with soulfulness and depth.” His music is similar to Jack Johnson and the like. Check Ted out fin our taproom from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Also, come see what Chef Ben has cooked up for us this time. Ben makes a habit of […]