These BBQ Tri Tip Sliders are the perfect dish for game day!
They’re loaded with smoked tri tip, caramelized onions, cheese and sweet BBQ sauce. Serve them up with an ice cold beverage and you have the perfect Sunday.
Ingredients you will need
Cut of meat: Tri tip
Cheese: Cheddar and provolone
Slider buns: King’s Hawaiian Sweet Slider Buns
BBQ Sauce: Your favorite Sweet BBQ sauce
Onion: Red, yellow or white
How to make BBQ Tri Tip Sliders
Use hot sauce as a binder and season a tri tip with SPG (salt, black pepper and garlic powder) and an active charcoal rub.
Smoke the tri tip at 225° F for 4 hours and spritz every hour with a barrel aged beer. This will hep develop some delicious bark and help keep the meat moist.
Once the tri tip reaches an internal temp of 175° F, wrap it up in butcher paper then place it back on the smoker for an additional 60-90 minutes.
When the tri tip reaches an internal temp of 200° F, remove it from the smoker and let it rest for 30 minutes.
Dice up a large red onion and caramelize it by cooking it in a pan over med/low heat with butter for 20 minutes.
Slice the tri tip against the grain for the most tender bite.
Next, chop into bite sized pieces and place in a bowl with the caramelize onions and bbq sauce.
Place the King’s Hawaiian Sweet Slider Buns in a pan, then add in the mixture with cheddar and provolone cheese.
Brush garlic butter on top of the buns then place the pan on the grill at 325° F for 15-20 minutes.
Slice in and enjoy!
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BBQ Tri Tip Sliders
- Total Time: 5 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 18 sliders 1x
Ingredients
- 3 pound tri tip
- 1 tbsp hot sauce
- 2 tbsp SPG seasoning blend
- 1 tbsp active charcoal rub
- 1 large red onion
- 8 slices of cheddar cheese
- 8 slices of provolone cheese
- 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce
- Hawaiian Slider Buns
- 2 tbsp melted butter
Instructions
- Use hot sauce as a binder and season a tri tip with SPG (salt, black pepper and garlic powder) and an active charcoal rub.
- Smoke the tri tip at 225° F for 4 hours and spritz every hour with a barrel aged beer.
- Once the tri tip reaches an internal temp of 175° F, wrap it in butcher paper and place it back on the smoker for an addtional 90 minutes.
- When the tri tip reaches an internal temp of 200° F, remove it from the smoker and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- Dice up a large red onion and caramelize it by cooking it in a pan over med/low heat with butter for 20 minutes.
- Slice the tri tip against the grain then chop into bite sized pieces and place in a bowl with the caramelize onions and bbq sauce
- Place the mixture on some Slider Buns with cheddar and provolone cheese.
- Brush garlic butter on top then place back on the grill at 325° F for 15-20 minutes.
- Slice in and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
