Name: Gas-Grilled Sirloin Steak Tips
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Ingredients: 1 recipe marinade (see note); 2 pounds sirloin steak tips trimmed of excess fat; lime wedge or orange wedge for serving

Why This Recipe Works

We discovered the secret to a great grilled steak tips recipe—an unusual marinade that transformed an inexpensive cut of beef into a tender dish with deep flavor. Soy sauce tenderized and flavored the meat and kept it juicy while it cooked.

Before You Begin

The times in the recipe below are for relatively even, 1-inch-thick steak tips. When grilling, bear in mind that even those tasters who usually prefer rare beef preferred steak tips cooked medium-rare to medium because the texture is firmer and not quite so chewy. For the marinade, we like to use our Southwestern Marinade; Garlic, Ginger, and Soy Marinade; or Garlic and Herb Marinade. Serve lime wedges with the Southwestern-marinated tips, and orange wedges with the garlic, ginger, and soy-marinated tips.

Instructions

Combine marinade and meat in gallon-size zipper-lock bag; press out as much air as possible and seal bag. Refrigerate 1 hour, flipping bag after 30 minutes to ensure that meat marinates evenly.

About halfway through marinating time, turn burners on grill to high, close lid, and heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes.

Remove steak tips from marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Grill, covered, until well seared and dark brown on first side, about 4 minutes. Using tongs, flip steak and grill until second side is well seared and thickest part of meat is slightly less done than desired, 4 to 5 minutes for medium-rare (about 130 degrees on instant-read thermometer), 6 to 8 minutes for medium (about 135 degrees); if exterior of meat is browned but steak is not yet cooked through, move steak to cooler side of grill and continue to grill to desired doneness.

Transfer steaks to cutting board; tent loosely with foil and let rest 5 minutes. Slice steak very thinly on the bias; serve immediately with lime or orange wedges.