These tender chunks of beef are seared and tossed with butter, shallots, and garlic and finished with fresh parsley and green onion. A must for steak lovers!
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT20M
Total time: PT30M
Rating
4.96 stars (25 reviews)
Keywords
garlic butter steak bites
Ingredients
2 pounds beef tenderloin (cut into 1" cubes (can also use sirloin or ribeye))
1 tablespoon Diamond Crystal Kosher salt (or 1 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt)
1 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper flakes (optional)
Heat a large cast iron pan to medium-high heat. While the pan is heating up, pat the steak cubes dry with paper towels and season with salt.
Add the oil to the pan and once shimmering add one layer of the steak, taking care to not overcrowd the pan. Sear for 2 minutes per side then remove pieces to a plate and tent with foil to keep warm. Repeat for the next batch.
Turn the heat to low and remove most of the oil from the pan with paper towels. Place the butter and shallot into the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Next, add the garlic and continue to cook until it turns lightly golden and very fragrant. During the last 30 seconds of cooking add in the optional red pepper flakes.
Turn the heat to medium, return the beef cubes to the pan, and toss until warmed through (about 2 minutes). Taste test and season with more salt and pepper if required. Mix in the green onion and parsley and serve immediately.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 766 kcal
Carbohydrates: 9.3 g
Protein: 66.5 g
Fat: 86.3 g
Saturated Fat: 29.3 g
Cholesterol: 251 mg
Sodium: 1311 mg
Sugar: 0.3 g
Reviews
Deb on 2025-09-24 (5 stars): Love the recipes. So easy to follow and cook.
Tay tay on 2025-09-04 (5 stars): We made it with roast cubes since that’s what we hand on hand and it turned out fine.
Jen and will on 2025-07-14 (5 stars): Awesome recipe only thing is there any way to show in some video on how to preheat and get it precisely not to stick im getting better but a few pieaces still stuck..very great video loved the kid and woman in the video to made it feel very family like and awesome your involving the whole gang into while you cook teaching others the kid and involving them in the kitchen time with you so you can be together awesome simple also loved that you mentioned Costco really cool for people who are not very first time cookers but cooking for a family and wanting really great food with a budget. Thank you and your family for this recipe and others!
Linda on 2025-07-13 (5 stars): This was absolutely delicious and easy! I used sirloin strip steaks and cubed them. So tender. Served with roasted potatoes and a salad. We both said this dinner was restaurant worthy if not better! I love your recipes!!
Brad on 2025-05-29 (5 stars): James; You and Tara are really great together and we appreciate the effort you put forth for our benefit. I have watched for many years and truly enjoy your recipes; use them very often to feed our family. It has been such a pleasure to watch your son grow up as well and the look on your face when he joins you is pure love for the world to see. Terrific. It’s family and family oriented recipes!! So far I have not had anything but great results and that includes the steak bites, the Italian meat loaf, the Linguine with clams, just to name a few.
All our Best
Brad
Dan on 2025-03-29 (5 stars): Wife and I LOVED this dish. Actually the first time we tried it, we made it for ourselves with a baked potato's and a couple of glasses of red wine. ;) "decadent" is a perfect descriptor.
I used a large iron skillet so we were able to make everything in one batch. After prepping, everything comes together pretty quick. All hands on deck helps.
matt on 2025-03-16 (5 stars): Hi James,
This goes perfectly with your brandy sauce mushroom pasta
