🦡 Bougie Badger Peach Tri-Tip

🦡 Bougie Badger Peach Tri-Tip

The Badger doesn’t usually do bougie, but when Palisade peaches are in season, even the claws come out classy. Think smoky tri-tip dripping juice, peaches kissed with vanilla and fire, cinnamon butter melting on toasted bread, blue cheese crumbles dropping attitude, and a balsamic drizzle that screams chef’s table. Oh, and we finish it with chives or broccolini sprouts — because sometimes the Badger wears a tux.

Ingredients

  • Tri-Tip Roast (about 2–3 lbs)
  • Pit Barrel Beef & Game Rub
  • Palisade Peaches (or whatever ripe peaches you can hunt down)
  • Vanilla Vodka (or vanilla extract if you’re keeping it PG)
  • French Bread – thick slices
  • Cinnamon Butter
    • 1 stick salted butter, softened
    • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
    • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • Blue Cheese Crumbles
  • Balsamic Glaze
  • Chives (finely chopped)
  • Broccolini Sprouts (because the Badger can be fancy when he damn well wants to)

Directions

  1. Rub the Beast
    • Coat that tri-tip in Pit Barrel Beef & Game Rub like it owes you money.
    • Let it sit while you fire up the Barrel.
  2. Ignite the Badger Barrel
    • Charcoal in, fire lit, lid on. No dials, no WiFi apps, no excuses. The Barrel runs the show.
  3. Hang the Tri-Tip
    • Hook it up or drop it on the grate.
    • Cook until the inside hits 125–130°F for medium-rare perfection.
    • Pull it, let it rest, and guard it with your life.
  4. Vanilla-Smoked Peaches
    • Quarter your peaches.
    • Give them a quick splash of vanilla vodka (or vanilla extract if you’re keeping Grandma happy).
    • Load them into the Pit Barrel All-Purpose Basket hanger.
    • Hang in the Barrel 20–30 minutes until they’re smoky, soft, and smelling like dessert.
  5. Whip the Cinnamon Butter
    • Butter, brown sugar, cinnamon. Mash it up.
    • Try not to demolish half of it with a spoon.
  6. Bread Meets Fire
    • Thick slices of French bread get grilled until they’ve got crunch and char marks. No floppy bread allowed.
  7. Bougie Badger Assembly
    • Smear bread with cinnamon butter.
    • Stack on slices of smoked tri-tip.
    • Drop in those smoky, vanilla-soaked peach quarters.
    • Crumble blue cheese like you’re raining flavor from the heavens.
    • Drizzle balsamic glaze like you’re auditioning for a Food Network sizzle reel.
    • Finish with chives or broccolini sprouts — garnish game strong.

Badger Tip 🦡

Serve them open-faced for a bougie look, or stack ’em like a savage and go caveman style. Either way, this dish shuts people up after the first bite.

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