Santa Maria tri tip rub recipe, now this is going to be a good one. You can always tell great barbecue on the Central Coast here in CA is going to include tri tip. A lot of folks refer to it as Santa Maria style tri tip. Not really all that important even though it did originate here in Santa Maria. Yes, and we are proud of that fact.
For a whole lot of folks barbecue is all about tri tip. A great cut of meat and it is fantastic to eat. I am going to be talking about it for a couple of days. But for right now I just want to give you a good santa maria tri tip rub recipe. 
Now I know that you can just about use anything in your barbecue rub and that is OK. One of the things I am passionate about is that everyone learning how to create their own 'signature blend' of barbecue rub and seasoning. You have to set yourself apart from all the others out there.
But for today here is the basic rub which all of us use on tri tip out here on the Central Coast:
- Kosher salt
- black pepper
- garlic powder
Now that was not hard, was it? That is just the basic barbecue rub which most everyone uses on tri tip out in Central Calif. Some folks take this one step further and add their own special ingredients to that basic one. Things like cayenne for heat, or paprika for color. Go ahead and play around with it and try out what you like.
Just know that your basic barbecue seasoning for Santa Maria tri tip rub recipe is those main three ingredients which I gave you. Do that and a good fire and you are going to have yourself one great barbecue.
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