Garlic Butter Steak Bites
Cubes of beef seared hard and rolled in garlic butter — steakhouse flavor, six-minute cook.
Ingredients
- 400 g Beef
- 40 g Butter
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 1 tbsp Neutral oil
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Parsley (optional)
- ½ tsp Black pepper (optional)
Method
- Cut the beef into large even cubes and pat them very dry with paper towels.
- Season the cubes generously with the salt and pepper.
- Mince the garlic cloves and set them by the stove.
- Roughly chop the parsley for finishing. (optional)
- Heat the oil in a wide heavy skillet over high heat until it just starts to smoke.
- Sear the cubes in the screaming-hot pan without moving them, about 90 seconds per side, in batches if needed.
- Drop the heat to low, add the butter and minced garlic, and roll the bites through the foaming butter for one minute.
- Scatter the chopped parsley over and serve straight from the pan.
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About Garlic Butter Steak Bites
Garlic Butter Steak Bites deliver steakhouse flavor in cubes you can eat with a fork or a toothpick, a low-effort American skillet dish built for speed. The idea is simple: even cubes of beef, patted bone-dry and seasoned hard with salt and pepper, seared in a screaming-hot pan so each face develops a dark, savory crust, then finished by rolling through foaming garlic butter. Because the actual searing takes only a few minutes, the cook time stays short while the flavor reads rich and beefy.
Dryness and heat are everything here — patting the cubes dry and letting them sit undisturbed in a smoking-hot pan is what builds the browned crust instead of steaming the meat gray. Dropping the heat before the butter and garlic go in keeps the garlic from burning and lets it perfume the beef in about a minute, so you get that buttery, garlicky finish without bitterness. A little chopped parsley brightens the richness. Naturally low-carb, the bites pair with mashed potatoes, a green salad, or roasted vegetables, and work equally as a quick dinner for two or a passed party bite.
Garlic Butter Steak Bites: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Garlic Butter Steak Bites?
A serving has about 646 calories — 37.9g protein, 2.5g carbs, 53.2g fat, 0.5g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 37.9g of protein, roughly 23% of its calories.
Is Garlic Butter Steak Bites gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Garlic Butter Steak Bites has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
Is Garlic Butter Steak Bites dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Butter. Swapping it for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
Do I need every ingredient to make Garlic Butter Steak Bites?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out parsley, black pepper — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Garlic Butter Steak Bites make?
This recipe makes 2 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.