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    Steak Bites Recipe

    Published: Nov 2, 2022 Modified: Nov 23, 2022 by Isabel Laessig

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    Tender cuts of steak, seared to perfection and dripping with garlic butter sauce. Yes, we're talking about Garlic Steak Bites! 🤤 Serve juicy steak bites as bite-size appetizers or as a simple and quick but mouth-watering meal. Plus, they're ready in 20 minutes!

    Close up of garlic butter steak bites in the skillet
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    Steak Bites

    If you love easy sirloin beef recipes as much as I do, you are going to love these juicy and flavorful steak bites with garlic butter. This is one of my favorite easy steak dinner ideas. It seriously doesn't get any easier than this decadent and super-easy steak recipe.

    The real gem of this recipe isn't just the delicious, tender beef cubes of sirloin steak, but the garlic steak butter sauce. You can easily make the garlic butter sauce for steak using just a few ingredients that you may even already have on hand.

    This recipe is super easy and tastes amazing. Thank you!

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    Pouring garlic butter over steak bites in a skillet

    Garlic Butter Steak Bites Ingredients

    • olive oil
    • sirloin steak
    • Salt and pepper, to taste
    • Garlic Butter recipe
    • fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish
    Ingredients to make garlic butter steak bites on the counter

    How to Cook Steak Bites

    1. Pat 2 pounds of sirloin steak dry, and cut into bite-size steak pieces. Season generously with salt and pepper, to taste.
    2. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Once the skillet is hot, add your cubed steak in a single layer. You may have to cook in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan.
      Cooking steak bites in a skillet - they are still red
    3. Cook the steak tips for about 2 minutes without stirring.
      Cooking steak bites in a skillet - they are just starting to brown
      4. After 2 minutes is up, give them a quick stir and cook for 2 to 4 more minutes until they're brown on all sides and cooked to your liking.
      Garlic butter steak bites cooking in a skillet
    4. Remove steak bites from the skillet and add to a serving dish. If cooking in batches, add a bit more oil to the pan before cooking the next batch.
    5. Reduce the heat to medium and add garlic butter. Allow it to melt, then pour over the steak bites.
      Melting the garlic butter in a skillet for garlic butter steak bites
      6. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley.
      Final result of garlic butter steak bites in the skillet

    Best Cuts of Steaks for Garlic Steak Bites

    • Sirloin steak
    • Ribeye steak
    • New York strip steak
    • Filet Mignon
    • London Broil - I have used this inexpensive cut of beef many times in this recipe and it turns out amazing!

    The best part is that it is easy to splurge on a more expensive cut of beef because this recipe goes a long way. Whatever your choice of cut of beef, the garlic butter takes this recipe over the top.

    Steak Bites Recipes FAQs

    What size should I cube my steak?

    I recommend cutting your steak into one inch cubes. I love making friends with our local butcher and asking him to cut the best steak into one inch cubes for me.

    Are garlic butter steak bites keto-friendly?

    Yes! In fact, juicy steak bites are one of the best keto steak recipes. The garlic butter sauce for steak is completely keto-friendly, as is the steak itself. A single serving of this recipe only has 1g of carbs. How amazing is that?

    Are steak bites gluten-free?

    Yes, this recipe for steak bites is 100% gluten-free. Just keep your side dishes in mind when you're preparing a full meal if you want to avoid gluten.

    Do I need to cook this recipe in a cast iron skillet?

    While I love my cast iron skillet, this recipe can be cooked on any of your favorite skillets or fryer pans. I have even made this in my dutch oven and it turned out perfectly.

    That's it! The easiest garlic butter steak bites, ready to serve and enjoy. Trust me, the buttery steak bites marinade is drool-worthy, especially when served over oven baked potato wedges.

    Steak bites in a round dish with baked potato wedges

    Steak Degrees of Doneness

    Follow this chart and our Steak Temperature Chart to find your ideal degree of doneness!

    chart showing slices of beef with temperatures - 125 for rare, 135 for medium-rare, 145 for medium, 150 for medium-well, 160 for well-done

    Try my other favorite steak bites recipes - Steak Bites in the Air Fryer with Cowboy Butter!

    Steak bites in a round bowl with potato wedges

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    Steak Bites Recipe

    Easy sirloin beef recipes don't get any better than this! This juicy and flavorful garlic butter steak bites recipe is one of the best easy steak recipes, with tender sirloin steak and flavor-packed herb garlic butter sauce.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Course: Beef Skillet Recipes
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: garlic butter steak bites, steak bites, steak bites recipe, steak bites recipes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 416kcal
    Author: Isabel Laessig

    Equipment

    • Cast iron skillet

    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • 2 pounds sirloin steak
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • ½ Garlic butter recipe
    • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped, for garnish

    See our Beef Temperature Chart for helpful tips on cooking any cut of beef!

    Instructions

    • Pat 2 pounds of sirloin steak dry, and cut into bite-size pieces. Season generously with salt and pepper to taste.Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Once it's hot, add the steak in a single layer. You may have to cook in batches to avoid over-crowding the pan.
      Cooking steak bites in a skillet - they are still red
    • Remove from the skillet to a serving dish. If cooking in batches, add a bit more olive oil to the pan before cooking the next batch.
      Cooking steak bites in a skillet - they are just starting to brown
    • Reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic butter. Allow to melt, then pour over the steak bites.
      Final result of garlic butter steak bites in the skillet
    • Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and serve. Enjoy!
      Pouring garlic butter over steak bites in a skillet

    Notes

    • You will need about 1 stick of butter, 1 ½ chopped garlic cloves, and 1 Tbsp. chopped parsley to make the garlic butter. See the recipe link in-post for full instructions.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 416kcal | Protein: 41g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 145mg

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    About Isabel Laessig

    Isabel Laessig, better known as Family Foodie and the founder of the Sunday Supper Movement, is passionate about food and family! She is the author of the Boujee Steak Cookbook, and makes regular television appearances to spread her mission of bringing Sunday Supper back around the family table in every home.

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    1. Alicia G. says

      March 10, 2021 at 7:11 pm

      I most certainly going to cook this for my sons family and will let u know. The steak bites are mouth watering. Thank you so much

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      • Em Beitel says

        March 11, 2021 at 12:26 pm

        Thanks so much, Alicia! They are delicious! We hope you love them, please let us know what you think!

        Reply
    2. Bj says

      August 14, 2021 at 8:47 pm

      How exactly do you season generously with salt and pepper raw meat?

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      • Em Beitel says

        August 19, 2021 at 1:42 pm

        Hi BJ! Season with as much salt and pepper as much as you'd like, then pat down the seasoning. Thank you!

        Reply
    3. Kathy says

      January 10, 2022 at 3:23 pm

      Where is the garlic butter recipe?

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      • Em Beitel says

        January 12, 2022 at 10:58 am

        Hi Kathy! You can find it here: https://bestbeefrecipes.com/garlic-butter/

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    4. Bobbi says

      July 23, 2022 at 9:44 pm

      How do I get the steak bits browb on all sides without them becoming tough and chewy? Thanks!

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      • Em Beitel says

        July 29, 2022 at 3:42 pm

        Hi Bobbi! If you quickly brown them on all sides, they will not become tough. You're just looking for a quick sear on all sides.

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