Last updated on April 26th, 2019 at 01:18 pm
These seared Garlic Butter Steak Bites pack so much flavor and are so easy to throw together! The best part? They’re ready in 15 minutes!
Steak Bites
You know what’s better than a 30 Minute Recipe? A 15 Minute Recipe! Seriously! This 15 Minute Recipe is for the meat lovers out there! Lots of delicious steak bites smothered in a yummy garlic butter sauce! Have I piqued your interest yet?
You know what else? It’s all in one skillet! I live in Alberta, so we love our steak here and I’m no exception. I love a good steak, but I also love steak bites, because they’re so full of flavor and so easy to prepare. These bite size pieces of steak look fancy if you’re throwing a party, just spear them with toothpicks and watch them disappear.
What Ingredients Do You Need For Garlic Butter Steak Bites
If the name doesn’t say it all for you, here’s what you’ll need:
- Garlic – the more the better. If you know me you know I love my garlic so go nuts!
- Butter – I always use unsalted because this way I can control the salt in all my recipes.
- Steak – I love using a sirloin steak in this recipe and cut it into small pieces. Sirloin packs a lot of flavor and it’s pretty tender, but still affordable.
- Olive Oil – extra virgin.
- Salt & Pepper – to season to your liking.
- Red Pepper Flakes – for a little bit of heat, so if you want it mild, just skip the pepper flakes.
- Parsley – I always love to garnish everything with a little bit of parsley because it makes the dish look so much better. We eat with our eyes first!
What Other Cut Of Beef Can I Use For Steak Bites
As mentioned, I used sirloin because it’s a tender, flavorful and inexpensive cut of beef. Other cuts you could use would be tenderloin, rib eye or New York strip steak.
How to Make Garlic Butter Steak Bites
Garlic butter steak bites couldn’t be any easier. The secret though, is to use a really hot skillet, because you don’t want to overcook the steak. The steak bites really only require about 4 to 5 minutes, if the skillet is hot enough.
My other secret is to not stir the steak bites for the first 1 or 2 minutes, let it get a nice sear from the skillet. I also like to cook the garlic butter separately because I don’t want to add it with the steak, so that the garlic doesn’t burn. Then all that’s left to do is pour the garlic butter over the steak and serve.
What To Serve Steak Bites With
Serve these with your favorite sides, such as mashed potatoes, pasta or zucchini noodles for a healthier option, or just with some crusty bread to soak up that garlic butter.
However, they are perfect as an appetizer. Stick some toothpicks in them and watch how fast they go!
Craving More Steak? Try These:
- Slow Cooker Pepper Steak
- Ribeye Steak Pasta Puttanesca
- Matambre: Argentinian Stuffed Flank Steak
- Easy Thai Steak Salad
- Creamy Polenta with Grilled Steak and Roasted Tomatoes
Garlic Butter Steak Bites
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 lb sirloin steak cut into bite size pieces, or strip loin, tenderloin, strip steak or rib eye
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/2 tsp pepper or to taste
- 2 tbsp butter unsalted
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp parsley fresh, chopped
Instructions
- Add the olive oil to a large skillet and heat it over high heat. Make sure the olive oil is hot, then add the steak pieces to it. Season them generously with salt and pepper.
- Cook for at least 2 minutes before stirring the steak pieces. You want to make sure you get a good sear on them. Continue cooking for another 2 minutes until they're golden brown. If your skillet isn't big enough, you may need to do this batches.
- Transfer the steak bites to a plate and in the same skillet add the butter. Turn the heat down to a medium and after the butter has melted, add the garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook for about 30 seconds while stirring, just until the garlic becomes aromatic and starts to brown.
- Pour the garlic butter over the steak bites and toss well. Garnish with parsley and serve.
Shahad says
May 18, 2019 at 9:27 amIt’s so delicious and juicy. I’m adding it to my favorites.
Heba says
May 12, 2019 at 12:34 pmCan I use beef cubes for this recipe? Or just steak bites?
Joanna Cismaru says
May 12, 2019 at 1:03 pmIf you mean stewing beef, I don’t think so, it would be a bit too tough.
Sharon says
April 25, 2019 at 7:17 pmOMGOSH! I had given up eating beef but still had 3 individul, petite sirloin steaks in my freezer. Decided to give this recipe a trywith one of them. Cannot believe how simple and how DELICIOUS! Can hardly wait for the next time I can’t think of something to fix for dinner! Bet it will be GARLIC BUTTER STEAK BITES! I served with baked yams, green beans and cottage cheese. So darn yummy!!!
Joanna Cismaru says
April 26, 2019 at 10:02 amI’m so glad you enjoyed this!
Linda says
April 4, 2019 at 7:16 amI made this recipe for dinner the other night. It is absolutely delicious!
I used thin rib eye and the flavor of the garlic butter sauce was amazing. The recipe was easy and fast to make and is now one of my favorite recipes. Thank you, Jo, for sharing another great recipe!
Nicole Beaulieu says
April 5, 2019 at 9:59 amYum, ribeye is the best! We’re so glad you love this recipe 🙂
Karen Finkle says
April 1, 2019 at 1:30 pmThe sauce was incredibly delicious, especially with a splash of wine to release all the brown bits from the meat. Next time I will try a different type of steak. We used a sirloin sizzler and some pieces were tender, other bites like shoe leather…not the fault of the recipe.
SandyToes says
April 1, 2019 at 2:13 amThis has been one of my back pocket recipes ever since you first published it last fall. It’s quick and simple enough for weeknights, but also plenty fancy for company. Make it once and it’s yours forever, because it’s so easy you’ll never need the recipe again. It was an instant hit in our house, and it’s especially handy on nights when we’ve thawed some steak for the grill only to have it raining kittens by dinnertime. We’ve tried adding other seasonings, but think it’s best exactly as written, with only salt, pepper, garlic and a bit of red pepper. Anything more just sort of gets in the way and muddies the flavor.
I especially like it for last minute dinner guests, because I know it will work with whatever veggies or greens I have in the crisper. Our favorite sides to serve with it are any combination of green beans, asparagus, potatoes, crusty bread and salad greens with vinaigrette.
Nicole Beaulieu says
April 1, 2019 at 11:37 amThank you so much! That’s wonderful to hear, we’re so glad that you’ve been loving this recipe 🙂
Linda says
March 31, 2019 at 6:29 pmI love recipes that are quick and taste delicious! This is one of those recipes. I used thin ribeye, left the steak whole since it was requested that I leave the steak whole. The garlic butter sauce gave the steak such a wonderful flavor. Thank you, Jo, for another great recipe.
Kelly says
March 21, 2019 at 6:06 amIS there any fiber in this recipe? I do WW and Im trying to count the points. Thanks!
Nicole Beaulieu says
March 21, 2019 at 10:17 amThere’s no fibre in steak, so any fibre in this recipe would be minimal!
Vicki says
March 18, 2019 at 12:07 pmI’m making these for dinner tonight. I found that there is a lot of liquid in the pan as they are cooking! What am I doing wrong! No browning!
Nicole Beaulieu says
March 18, 2019 at 12:17 pmYou may have over crowded the pan! Make sure they’ve got lots of room. You can brown in batches.
Dawn says
March 10, 2019 at 9:02 pmI made this tonight and it was great. I served it with cauliflower rice and broccoli. I will definitely make this again soon.
Nicole Beaulieu says
March 11, 2019 at 10:54 amWe love cauliflower rice! That sounds like an awesome combo. We’re glad you love the recipe 🙂
Randa says
February 28, 2019 at 4:16 pmI am making these tonight for the 4th time this month!!! We cannot get enough of these little steak bites! My husband is in love and ask for them regularly! They are so easy to make and are delish! So much easier than any other steak cooking method. Each bite has that good “edge” taste and they are cut up and ready to eat right out of the skillet! A heavy, very hot cast iron skillet is the key! I have tried New York strip and ribeye (ribeye is my favorite).
Nicole Beaulieu says
March 1, 2019 at 2:09 pmRibeye is my fave too! We’re happy that you’ve found an awesome new recipe that the hubby loves as well 🙂
Vickie says
February 26, 2019 at 5:19 pmLoved this recipe. Simple and delicious
Olga says
February 18, 2019 at 4:00 pmMade this for dinner last night it was amazing. The garlic butter was so easy to make & had the whole Home smelling delicious. My family enjoyed it with green beans and loaded mashed potatoes.
Tammi says
February 10, 2019 at 4:38 amThese were great!
Deena says
February 8, 2019 at 7:11 pmso i’m definitely not a chef lol but i would love to make this tonight for my kids however, i forgot to get unsalted butter! i have regular butter ‘blue bonnet’ would this still work? and do i salt and pepper all over the meat or just one side like you did on the video? thanks!
Nicole Beaulieu says
February 11, 2019 at 10:43 amWe use unsalted butter so we have better control over the sodium content, but you can definitely use salted butter! Season the steak very lightly with salt and give it a taste at the very end to see if it needs any more.