Oven Roasted Tri-tip Roast

Tri-tip roasts are very popular in California, most especially in the Central Coast area, where the town of Santa Maria is famous for its barbequed version. I've heard the same cut is known as Newport steak in New York City. Your butcher might know it as the bottom sirloin primal cut. Our roast was between 2-1/2 and 3 lbs, and took 45 minutes.