This garlic butter steak bites recipe is an easy dinner idea that only takes about 15 minutes. This is such an easy steak bites recipe and perfect as a main course for dinner or a steak bites appetizer.
If you're looking for a recipe on how to make steak bites, this is the recipe for you. These garlic steak bites are delicious and only take a few minutes to cook on the stovetop.
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What is the best steak to use for steak bites?
This garlic butter steak bites recipe can be made with several different types of meat. This time I used a tri-tip steak in my steak bites. You can make sirloin steak bites with garlic butter, you can use tri-tip, or filet minion for this butter and garlic steak bites recipe. You can use pretty much any kind of steak for this recipe.
What to make with steak bites:
- Some kind of veggie noodle or zucchini noodle with steak bites would be a great low carb recipe.
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- Crock Pot Scalloped Potatoes
- Oven Roasted Green Beans
- Oven Roasted Broccoli
- Garlic Cheesy Potatoes
How to make the best steak bites recipe:
There are a few things you need to keep in mind for this recipe.
- The first thing you need to remember when making butter garlic steak bites is to cut your meat up into even pieces. This will ensure you have all the meat cooked to the same temperature. (about ¾" pieces work great, and make a nice bite-sized piece of meat)
- Only add 1 Tablespoon of oil to your pan. If you add too much oil, the meat won't sear fast enough. It will become foamy in the pan as it cooks and you won't get that dark caramelization on your meat.
- Sear the meat on a high/med heat. It needs to sizzle when you add the meat.
- Don't turn the meat until the meat is caramelized.
- Of course, freshly minced garlic is best but if you're in a time crunch, the jarred minced garlic works great too.
- Cook only enough meat so there is only a single layer of meat in the pan. This will ensure all pieces of meat get cooked evenly.
- Use a cast iron or non-stick skillet for the best cooked meat coloring.
Garlic Steak Bites
Ingredients
- 24 oz Steak tri-tip, sirloin, filet minion, just about any kind of steak will do (cut into ¾" pieces)
- 2 tablespoons Garlic minced
- 1 Tablespoon Avocado Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 teaspoon parsley minced
- 1 teaspoon pepper or to taste
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- Cut your meat into ¾", bite-sized pieces.
- In a large skillet, turn the heat on to med/high and wait for the pan to get hot. Add the Tablespoon of oil and then the cut up meat. Spread the meat on to the bottom of the pan. All the pieces of meat should be touching the bottom of the pan. (This will ensure all the meat gets cooked evenly.
- Add the minced garlic, salt and pepper.
- Using tongs, lift one piece of the meat. If it is caramel colored, it's time to turn all the pieces of meat. It should only take ~2-3 minutes on each side. Stir the steak bites. Salt and pepper again to your preference. You will want to cook the steak bites on a high heat so you get the caramel color without overcooking the meat.
- Just before your steak bites are finished cooking, add the butter and the parsley. The butter will lift the caramel flavoring off the bottom of the skillet and give your steak a little bit of a juicy sauce. Enjoy!
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If you’re looking or some of the best appetizer recipes, try these too.
- Steak Fajitas
- Beef Tacos
- Beef Stew
- Chili Lime Steak Bites
- Pan Seared Steak
- Pot Roast
- Crockpot Rump Roast
- More Beef Recipes
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This garlic butter steak bites recipe is an easy dinner idea that only takes about 15 minutes. This is such an easy steak bites recipe and perfect as a main course for dinner or a steak bites appetizer.
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