Garlic Butter Steak Bites - Ready and on the table in under 30 minutes. This steak bite recipe is juicy, tender, and incredibly flavorful.
How to make Garlic Butter Steak Bites
Making this keto steak bite recipe honestly couldn't be any easier: it's just a matter of tossing a handful of ingredients in a bowl, mixing, marinating, and then searing in a ripping hot pan. Since they are bitesized pieces, they cook in less than 5 minutes. Of course, you can always bake them in the oven, cook them in an air fryer, or even throw them on the grill. If grilling, I would recommend cooking them in a grill pan, or putting down a grill mat so that the meat doesn't fall through the grates.
How to make Garlic Butter Steak Bites on a Smoker
If you have a pellet smoker like a Traeger or a RecTec (the RT700 my personal favorite), this is an awesome recipe to smoke. It's really simple too: just heat your smoker to 225°F. You can put the steak bites directly on the grill grates, on a grill mat, or on a sheet pan. Personally, I like to cook these garlic butter steak bites on a sheet pan because then they can sit in their own juices; it makes them so flavorful and tender. Cook them for about an hour and a half or until the internal temperature reaches about 135°F. If your smoker does not come with an attached thermometer, I recommend picking up a high quality meat thermometer.
Substitutions and Recipe Notes
- BUTTER: These herbed garlic steak bites are very rich and buttery. If you cannot have dairy, you can make these with olive oil, butter flavored coconut oil, or the fat of your choice. You may not want to use as much oil as you would butter. Enough to coat the meat and cook it through would suffice.
- SALT: If you are using unsalted butter, you will want to increase the amount of salt in the seasoning blend. If you are using gluten free soy sauce in place of coconut aminos, as well as salted butter, you may want to omit the additional salt altogether.
- GARLIC: If you do not have fresh garlic, use extra garlic powder.
- COOKING: Cook in batches if you do not have a big enough pan. You want them to sear, not steam as they cook.
Best cuts of meat for this recipe
While I chose to use beef tenderloin for this recipe, (I had a 3 pound tenderloin from my Butcher Box) there are several other cuts of meat you can use to make these Garlic Butter Steak Bites. Here are some of my favorites:
- Tenderloin
- Ribeye
- Sirloin
- New York
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Garlic Butter Steak Bites
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
The best steak bite recipe around. You know why? Because everything is better with garlic and butter. Then when you throw fresh herbs in the mix, they are just elevated to the next level flavor wise.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds beef tenderloin, cut into bite-sized pieces (I get my meat here)
- 1 head of garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
- ⅓ cup coconut aminos or gluten free soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano (or 1 teaspoon dried)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, extra for garnish (or 1 teaspoon dried)
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh thyme (or ¾ teaspoon dried)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt (this is the only brand I use)
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (I use this brand) code peaceloveandlowcarb for 10% off
- 1 stick salted butter (8 tablespoons) or Butter Flavored Coconut Oil for dairy free (see notes above)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients (except olive oil and butter) to a large mixing bowl. Toss to coat. Make sure that all pieces of the meat are evenly coated in the coconut aminos and spices. If time allows, refrigerate for 2 hours, up to 24 hours. This allows the flavors to really come together and soak into the meat.
- Heat the olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the steak bites to the pan and sear on all sides. If you do not have a large enough pan, you may need to do this in batches to prevent overcrowding the pan (see tips in post).
- Once the steak bites are nice and seared, and have formed a slight crust, add the butter to the pan. Toss the steak bites in the butter as it melts.
- Garnish with reserved parsley before serving.
Notes
net carbs per serving: 3.4g
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Pan-Seared
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 570
- Fat: 45.8
- Carbohydrates: 4.1g
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Protein: 34.1g
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Tara says
This recipe is SOOO good! The sauce that covers the steak is out of this world. I will make this forever!
★★★★★
Leslie says
Made these last night. I usually don't use these particular spices for steak, but it really worked. Thanks!
★★★★★
Walker Russell says
Made these as part of our meal prep this week and OMG they are THE BEST steak bites I have ever had. We had to do a little extra planning to make sure it fit the macros and calorie budget for the day, but sooooooo worth it.
★★★★★
Sarah Kowalski says
Made this recipe using ribeye and it was heavenly! Only change would be to half the butter but that’s just a personal preference. It’s absolutely delicious
★★★★★
leann franco says
Finally decided to try this recipe last night. It was so good, the best flavors together. My son walked thru the kitchen and said, what are you cooking, its smells so good! I can't wait to make it again.
★★★★★
Mary Kay says
Make this weekly and we love it!
★★★★★
Susan says
Loved this recipe! Will be using it on a regular basis - easy beefy recipes are my favorite!
★★★★★
Frances says
This is a new family favorite! My kids are always asking me to make these steak bites. They have been so ravenous that I have started buying a roast to cut up instead of steak so we have enough. Thanks for the great recipe!
★★★★★
Michele Dubois says
OMG! This is so good. When I saw the recipe, I really wanted to make it that night for dinner but had no steak. Looked in my freezer and found a pork tenderloin. Substituted the pork for the beef and it was so, so, so good! Now I have to try it with beef, but will definitely make this with pork as well again! Absolutely delicious!!
Michele Dubois says
Just put in my 5 star review since it wouldn't let me do it when I entered my comment.
★★★★★
KetoMeg says
So easy and a nice change from simple steak. Great flavour so you could make it with a lower priced piece of meat.
★★★★★