These seared steak bites are cubes of sirloin steak cooked to perfection in a garlic butter sauce. An easy meal or party snack that’s ready in just minutes!
If you’ve got meat lovers in your life, you HAVE to try these garlic butter steak bites. They’re amazing simply eaten out of the pan with toothpicks, or serve them over sour cream mashed potatoes or mashed red potatoes for a hearty dinner option.
Raise your hand if you love steak! These steak bites are a super fun way to get your meat fix. My kids ask for them constantly. Not to mention, steak and garlic butter are just a perfect combination, wouldn’t you agree?
These steak bites are amazing appetizers. Make a party platter with some of my other favorite appetizer recipes like bacon wrapped shrimp, baked chicken wings, sausage cheese balls or lemon pepper wings.
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Steak Bites Ingredients
To make steak bites you will need cubes of sirloin steak, olive oil, butter, minced garlic, parsley, salt and black pepper.
How Do You make Steak Bites With Garlic Butter?
When you make this recipe start by cutting your steak into small cubes. Next, heat olive oil in a pan. Sprinkle the steak with salt and pepper and place it in the pan. Sear the steak and and cook it for 3-4 minutes. Add butter and minced garlic to the pan. Let the butter melt and stir the beef in the garlic butter sauce. Sprinkle with parsley and enjoy!
Tips For The Perfect Steak
- Try to cut your beef pieces about the same size so they take the same amount of time to cook. You want bite size pieces that you could pick up with a fork or toothpick.
- Butter can burn at high temperatures, so I start the meat in olive oil for the browning factor, then add butter for flavor.
- A cast iron skillet is a great choice for these steak bites as that type of pan can get REALLY hot!
- I use olive oil instead of vegetable oil because it gives the meat a better and richer flavor.
- You can mince your garlic cloves with a knife or with a garlic press, whichever way you prefer.
- Add the garlic at the end so that it doesn’t burn.
Quick Tip
The key to this recipe is an very hot pan so that you get a nice crust on your meat.
Recipe FAQs
Steak bites are made of small cubes of steak that are seared and coated in a garlic butter sauce.
I do not recommend using stew meat. You may end up with tougher beef. I recommend sirloin, tenderloin, New York strip steak or ribeye. You want a tender cut of beef that isn’t too fatty.
You can cut steak into cubes by first cutting steak into strips. Then cut the strips horizontally. If you have a thick piece of meat, you may have to cut the pieces again until they are bite sized.
You can keep steak bites fresh in an airtight container in a refrigerator up to 3 days.
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Flavor Variations
These steak bites are fantastic as-is; however, you can change the recipe to suit your own taste!
- Steak: I chose sirloin because it’s tender and flavorful, but it’s not super expensive. Other great choices are tenderloin, rib eye or New York strip steak.
- Spicy: Give your beef an extra kick by adding a little hot sauce to the garlic butter sauce.
- Flavorings: Increase the flavor by dipping your steak bites in steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce or horseradish sauce.
- Garlic: If you don’t have fresh garlic you can use a little garlic powder. However, I recommend using fresh garlic.
When I made these steak bites, my kids and I all grabbed some toothpicks and ate the meat as a snack straight from the pan. It also makes a unique main course over potatoes or with a side of bread to sop up all that garlic butter. However you serve these steak bites, everyone is sure to love them!
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Steak Bites with Garlic Butter
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lbs sirloin steak cut into small cubes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon minced parsley
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan over high heat. Season the steak with salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the steak in the pan in a single layer; you may have to work in batches depending on the size of your pan. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Repeat with remaining meat if needed.
- Add the butter and garlic to the pan; cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring to coat the meat in the sauce.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
Notes
- If you don’t have sirloin, you can also use tenderloin, rib eye or strip steak.
- The key to this recipe is an very hot pan so that you get a nice crust on your meat.
- Try to cut your beef pieces about the same size so they take the same amount of time to cook.
Tastes as delicious as it looks! How’s that people?😂
Big hit tonight!! I used Kerrygold herb butter, more garlic and chopped red sweet pepper and vidalia onion. This was very good and I will definitely be making this again. Thanks for the recipe Sara.
Agree with Kathryn ! I read comments to determine if recipe works, I know what pic looks like. I’ll try recipe and then post review
Why would you post a comment if you haven’t tried it !
“looks delicious”. ” Got to try this”
TRY IT and then comment ! Of course everything looks yummy in great platings, what do you expect? A pile of slop smeared on a paper plate ? Get your ass off the couch and make the recipe, adjust if you wish, but be truthful about your opinion. Sorry for the rant, but these commemments tick me off as much as those people who give a recipe one star and a complete makeover. Why don’t you just post you own damn recipe and put you name on it 😉
These days a lot of people leave their recipe comments on Pinterest rather than coming back to the blog to give a review. You can see some of the Pinterest reviews here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/283375001539946546/
I totally agree with Kathlyn. I waste more time going through all the comments to see what people thought of the recipe only to read things like ‘this looks so good’. Such a waste of time!!!!!! And the same goes for the people who complete change the recipe and then only give it 1 star of say they didn’t like it. Come on people, find something else to do other than waste people’s time!!!!
Ya really want to lose your mind? Look at the question section for any product on amazon. People answer “I don’t know” “it was a gift so I’m not sure how it fit” “ haven’t taken it out of box yet”. Uhm… thanks Ralph but I’m pretty sure when I asked if this was appropriate for a 3 year old, I actually wanted an opinion. I just can’t get over it.
I understand the comments on blogs. It’s positive feedback for the blogger. The blogger is drumming up interest and readers get excited. I personally don’t mind the “this looks good”. I do hate the folks that do not follow the recipe and then criticize the recipe author. “ I followed this exactly except I used margarine and green beans and a different meat. It sucked”. Sigh….
Seriously, check out amazon. Have an adult beverage when you do. Trust me.
Oh and we made this tonight. Served it over rice I made in the instant pot with some sautéed green beans in the yummy garlic, butter, steak bits left in the cast iron skillet. Very very tasty. Only the 3yo wouldn’t touch it (he also won’t eat round things, or green things, or…). This will be made again! Especially during football season!
Wow! Bad day huh?
A bit blunt but a point that should be considered.
Ha I think that all the time! I don’t what you think unless you made it
Amen! Please contribute something useful, people. We’re all short on time.
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I’m gonna try firm tofu over mashed potatoes!
Sounds delish
Looks great! How fussy were you in trimming the meat of fat? My husband loves strip steaks but they can have a fair amount of fat running through them. Just wondering if I can just cube the steaks as they come or should I cut around any fat
I didn’t trim at all because sirloin is so lean. It’s really a matter of personal preference, if there’s a little marbling it will add flavor, but if there’s a lot of excess fat you’d be better off trimming it. Hope that helps!
Made this for my dinner. . . AWESOME! Keeper, such a terrific idea. Thanks
can you use canola oil instead of olive oil? i was always told olive oil doesn’t have a high heat tolerance
Yes you can!
This looks like a real crowd pleaser!
OMG! Now I am hungry! 🙂 again! 🙂 These bites look so inviting!
Yes please!! Looks amazing!!
Wow this looks so good! My husband is the meat cook in our house I will have to share with him!
I’m sure beef eaters will love this. It sounds easy to make
This looks soooo good!! My husband saw it on my computer and begged me to make them for dinner this weekend. We both love steak and garlic so it’s a perfect meal to try out.
This looks tasty. It would make for a nice summer cookout meal.
My mouth is watering. They look fantastic. Can they really be that easy?
Yes! I ve had this once and am having it again tonight!Delicious!
I am not a meat eater but my husband do and this recipe really looks so delicious and I am sure no one will resist to eat this. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe with us.
I am a meat eater but my husband do and this recipe really looks so delicious and I am sure no one will resist to eat this. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe with us.
Oh heck yeah! I love a garlicly buttery steak! These steak bites sound perfect for any gathering as an appetizer or meal with a great side! Thank you for the idea and recipe!
Oh now this sounds delicious – my other half is a huge fan of all things beef so these would be something he would love to have for dinner.
After the meat was cooked I removed it from the pan then made a white sauce. Added the meat to the white sauce and served it over noodles . We really like it this way.
Trying it tonight !!! We have our own awesome homegrown beef !! Simple flavors are best !!!!