Garlic Butter Steak Bites Recipe
Juicy, tender cast iron garlic butter steak tips tossed with air fryer potatoes is equal parts delicious and easy to throw together.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 513kcal
Equipment
- cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 1 pkg steak tips pat dried
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- Fresh thyme
For the Garlic Butter:
- 6 tablespoon salted butter
- 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced
For the Air Fried Potatoes
- 2 cups potatoes sliced in half
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt
Instructions
- Marinade the steak tips in the olive oil, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, and paprika.
- While the steak marinades, toss the potatoes into the olive oil and season with salt. Add to the air fryer in an even layer, then air fry for 15 minutes.
- Heat a cast iron pan on high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the steak tips to the pan, cooking on all sides for 2-3 minutes.
- Push to the side of the cast iron skillet. Melt the butter on the side of the skillet that is empty on a low heat.
- Once the butter is melted, add in the garlic and mix to combine, let the garlic get fragrant 1-2 minutes.
- Once the potatoes are done cooking, add to the cast iron skillet and baste together with the steak and the garlic butter. Serve with fresh thyme.
Notes
Make sure the steak marinades for even just a short amount of time to allow the meat to absorb the oil and the seasonings.
Bring the steak tips to room temperature before cooking. The reason for this is to not shock the muscle as it hits the hot pan. This causes the meat to get slightly chewy and gummy, but with room temperature meat, it cooks evenly and turns out juicy.
Slice the garlic on the thinner side so that there's enough garlic in the surface area of the cast iron. Thinly slicing brings out a subtle shift in aromas and flavor of the garlic versus mincing or chopping.
Nutrition
Calories: 513kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 43g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 773mg | Potassium: 644mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 786IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 2mg
