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Strips. Tri-tip strips cook to rare in about 8 to 10 minutes, and to medium in 12 to 14 minutes. This is the total cooking time, so turn the strips over at the halfway point -- 4 to 5 minutes on each side for rare, and 6 to 7 minutes on each side for medium.Calman Lugo/iStock/Getty Images.trips. Tri-tip strips cook to rare in about 8 to 10 minutes, and to medium in 12 to 14 minutes. This is the total cooking time, so turn the strips over at the halfway point -- 4 to 5 minutes on each side for rare, and 6 to 7 minutes on each side for medium. Calman Lugo/iStock/Getty Images.
1 Total Recipe Time: 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. 2  Makes 6 to 8 servings. 3  1 beef Tri-Tip Roast (1-1/2 to 2 pounds) 4  1 tablespoon olive oil. 5  12 small red-skinned potatoes, halved. 6  2 medium red, yellow or green bell peppers, cut into eighths.  2 medium sweet onions, cut into 1-inch wedges.