Marinated Tri-Tip, Zucchini Latkes, and Roasted Red Potatoes

I was having one of my weirder cravings today, and that was for HP Fruity sauce. I had already planned to cook the tri-tip I had in the fridge, so I decided to marinate it in the HP Fruity along with some soy sauce (of course) and malt vinegar. To go with it, I made zucchini latkes (trying everything to get my husband to like zucchini!) and roasted red potatoes. The potatoes take the longest (about 40 minutes), so I started those first.

There's one zucchini latke missing because I forgot to take a picture of my plate first!

Roasted Red Potatoes
1 1/2 lb baby red potatoes
oil spray
salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 425°F. Wash the potatoes and cut them into 2-inch chunks. Lay them out on a baking sheet and pop them in the oven for a couple of minutes if they're not completely dry. Once dry, spray the potato chunks with oil (I used olive), and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for about 40 minutes. This makes 4 servings, so you'll either have leftovers or use fewer potatoes. I like leftover potatoes (I ate them for breakfast today with cheese, jalapeños, sour cream, and a fried egg).

Zucchini Latkes
1 large (about 8 oz or 225 g) zucchini, shredded
1 t salt
1 shallot, shredded
1 egg
1/4 C bread crumbs or crushed matzo
pepper

In a large bowl, sprinkle the salt on the shredded zucchini and let sit for 10-20 minutes, then squeeze out the excess liquid. You could do this in a fine mesh strainer, but I didn't feel like washing another dish. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Spoon onto a warm skillet or griddle (sprayed with oil if not non-stick) and press flat. Cook on both sides until browned and tender. Serve with sour cream. Makes 6 5-inch latkes, which I decided were 2 servings.

Seared & Roasted Marinated Tri-Tip
1-ish lb tri-tip or other lean beef
HP Fruity (or just HP sauce or A-1, I suppose)
soy sauce
malt vinegar
garlic powder
black pepper

Pour all of the things over the steak and stir it around. Let it marinate for a few hours, flipping at least once. Sear in a hot pan and finish in the oven at 325°F.  Once the potatoes were finished, I pulled them out and turned the oven down, then put the steak in for about 8 minutes. The time in the oven depends on how you like your meat cooked. This was unintentionally medium-well, FYI. There were 3 pieces of meat in my 1.18-lb package, so this was 3 servings.

This is only the beginning of the sear, btw.

DINNER!!!