This is such a easy way to prepare a tri tip and it makes for a very tasty meal. Today I am still under the weather a tad, been fighting a bad cold (or perhaps in hindsight it was influenza B) all week, so this put together and forget about it, way of cooking a tri tip… definitely works! 2 pounds tri tip 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 1/2 cups water 1 white onion peeled & quartered 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp garlic powder 4 russet potato, peeled and quartered 1 1/2 cups baby carrots 3 celery stalks, chopped into large pieces Process… Bring your meat to more room temperature by setting it out on your kitchen counter 20 minutes before you prep it Heat the oil to hot in a large sauté pan Brown the tri tip of both sides over high heat. This should take no more than 3-5 minutes per side (don’t skip this step, by browning …