What Part Of The Cow Is Tri Tip

Tri tip steaks are very flavorful although they can be a little tough.

Tri tips can be sold under other names such as sirloin tip sirloin butt and bottom sirloin. Tri tip steaks come from the sirloin section of the cow. In the u s the tri tip is taken from namp cut 185c. Untrimmed the tri tip weighs around 5 pounds.

It s the tensor fasciae latae muscle of the steer or heifer which is found at the end of the bottom sirloin. The tri tip is a triangular cut of beef from the bottom sirloin subprimal cut consisting of the tensor fasciae latae muscle. The name is in reference to its triangular shape and its placement at the tip of the sirloin primal. It was typically used for ground beef or sliced into steaks until it became a local specialty in santa maria california in the late 1950s.

There are only two tri tip steaks per cow and they come from the triangular muscle that controls the back legs. Where does tri tip roast come from on the cow.