Garlic Butter Steak Bites Recipe

Rating 5.0
| 2
| Last Updated on June 17, 2024
Juicy and bursting with garlic flavor, garlic butter steak bites are the perfect low-carb, keto-friendly appetizer. Minced garlic cloves infuse with butter and gently flavor each tender morsel of steak.
Utensils Appetizer
Globe New American
7
ingredients
6
steps
15
minutes
Giselle is a recipe developer and content creator that loves all things sweet and savory. She runs her own food blog, The Busy Spatula, and her work has been featured on Yahoo!, Marvel Studios and the Kitchn.

Ingredients

Servings:
4
2 lb
thick-cut New York strip, sirloin or ribeye steak
kosher salt and black pepper, to taste
1 tbsp
olive oil
6 tbsp
unsalted butter, see notes
4
garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp
red pepper flakes
2 tbsp
finely chopped fresh parsley
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Directions 6 steps | 15 Minutes

Step 1

Prepare the steak. Pat the steak dry with paper towels and cut into 1-inch cubes. Season the cubed steak with salt and pepper.

Garlic Butter Steak Bites Recipe: 
Prepare the steak.
Step 2

In a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil. Once the olive oil shimmers, add half of the cubed steak, making sure the pieces are not touching. 

Garlic Butter Steak Bites Recipe: 
In a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil.
Step 3

Cook until medium-rare, crispy and browned on most sides, about 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side. Remove the steak bites to a plate and repeat with the remaining cubed steaks.

Garlic Butter Steak Bites Recipe: 
Cook until medium-rare, crispy and browned on most sides, about 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side.
Step 4

Lower the heat to medium-low and add the butter, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Once the butter has melted, stir in the garlic cloves and the red pepper flakes. Cook until fragrant, less than 1 minute. 

Garlic Butter Steak Bites Recipe: 
Lower the heat to medium-low and add the butter, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan.
Step 5

Turn off the heat and add the steak back to the skillet and toss the steak with garlic butter.

Garlic Butter Steak Bites Recipe: Turn off the heat and add the steak back to the skillet and toss the steak with garlic butter.
Step 6

Skewer the steaks onto decorative toothpicks, sprinkle with parsley and serve warm. Enjoy!

Garlic Butter Steak Bites Recipe: Skewer the steaks onto decorative toothpicks, sprinkle with parsley and serve warm.

Notes:

  • It is important to use good quality butter for this recipe. Grass-fed European cultured butter is a great choice.

Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
727
FAT
59.5 g
PROTEIN
44.3 g
CARBS
1.7 g
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Sandra G.

Sandra

13 Jul 2022

Mouth-watering and juicy dish. Delish!

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Kristen S.

Kristen

05 May 2022

Used ghee instead of butter to keep this whole30 friendly. Delicious!

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Kristen S.

Cozymeal Team Member

06 May 2022

Great idea! Ghee is a delicious alternative. We're glad you enjoyed it :)