Dutch Oven Tri Tip

Dutch oven tri tip recipe with vegetables recipe is incredible in the oven. Tender protein with very little prep work on your part may become your family’s favorite new meal. Use our Tri Tip Dry Rub or lightly seasoned and can thicken gravy at the end.

How To Cook Tri Tip in the Oven

The best thing is that when you cook in a Dutch oven or heavy bottomed pan, the flavors are just out of this world good! 

All you really have to do is put it in the oven and cook. It’s really that simple of a recipe to do! Just remember to put the fat side down in the dutch oven or heavy bottomed pan and you’re well on your way to a delicious and easy meal. 

Many people don’t realize that you can put a dutch oven pan into the oven. Most just want to put the pot over medium high heat on the stove top and call it a day. While a heavy bottomed pot over medium is good, cooking it in the oven adds a whole new level of tender. 

with Vegetables

The more veggies that you can cut up and add with a few cups of water or beef broth, the better. I would choose those that are firm like carrots and/or potatoes. If they don’t take long to cook they will break down so choose wisely. Be certain to add in some bay leaves for flavoring, too! 

Make certain that you cut up the veggies into chunks after you clean them. This will help them cook faster and also make it easy to serve them as well. OR you can just leave out entirely like our Instant Pot Tri Tip.

Dutch Oven Roasted Tri tip Recipe

The other tip that I think is really important is that you season the roast lightly with salt and pepper. This not only adds a ton of flavor but it can help tenderize the meat, too. Because the last thing that you want is a tri tip that is chewy and hard to eat. 

More than likely we’ve all had that at some point in time which is what brought you here. As long as you follow along with the simple recipe below, you should end up with a flavorful and delicious dish. 

You’ll find that some recipes call for adding olive oil to the dutch oven but I really don’t think that it’s necessary. Putting oil in a dutch oven is fine but this recipe really tastes great with beef broth as the main liquid. It’s hard to heat the oil in a way that wouldn’t just make the whole dish super greasy. 

Knowing that in just about 2 hours of time you’re going to have a delicious feast waiting and ready is about enough to have you start planning out the next time that you’re going to eat this delicious dinner again. 

Ingredients

• 3 pound tri tip roast is the size I like to feed us 5
• Beef broth or stock is better than broth for sure for more flavor
• Potatoes, russets or red cut in half
• Carrots peeled and cut into large chunks so they stay in tact
• 3 stalks celery are optional cut into thirds or so
• Onions sliced thick are preferrable
• Bay leaves brings another level of flavor to the potential gravy
• Minced garlic from fresh or jarred works
• Salt and pepper are basic seasonings

Variations

I highly suggest using the seasoning blend that we did in our Air Fryer Tri Tip. Here I did want to show it as simple as possible but have made it with too and will say it takes it to another level. If you wanted a richer sauce, use half red wine with the broth.

How to thicken the gravy

If you want to create a thicker sauce at the end you would remove everything but the liquid. Set over medium high heat on the stove. In a small bowl whisk together some of it with 2 tbsp of cornstarch until smooth. When bubbling stir this in allowing it to reduce and thicken.

You can also cook Tri Tip in Oven or on the stove in a pan as well but it’s so much better this way if you ask me. There’s just something about that flavor and taste that you’re not going to find anywhere else. 

What I’ve found is that this recipe is one that tastes really great with this simple cooking method. It’s not only a unique way to cook up a meal but it’s a super flavorful way. We love pairing it with baked cabbage steaks made on another rack near the end. 

If you’re lucky enough to have a garden all on your own, now is the time to put those veggies to work! You can easily load up this delicious recipe with fresh food straight from your garden. This easy beef dinner recipe can become a lovely feast quite fast! 

Keep in mind that this dish when you serve hot. You might want to let the meat rest for a couple of minutes once it’s cooked but don’t be shy about diving in. If you do have leftovers, all you have to do is heat the roast lightly with salt and pepper and enjoy. 

What to make with leftover tri tip

When you have a recipe as simple as this one, it’s a great indicator that you need to make it more often! Better yet we have a bunch of simple Leftover Tri Tip Recipes you can make into a new meal the next day(s).

Typically I will then make veggies fresh so you would never even know it was a sort of leftover meal of sorts. Reheated and served with something like tender dried lima beans on the side (nobody even knows that way).

Being able to cook up one delicious meal and have it feeding the family for a few extra days is a great reason to add this simple tri tip recipe to your radar. You’re going to love how tender it is and the flavor and taste are out of this world, amazing!