Steak Bites

Who doesn’t look forward to a delicious steak dinner? It’s a crowd pleaser! These perfectly seasoned steak bites are fast, easy, and versatile when you need dinner on the table in a flash. The recipe is made up in one pound portions, so you can easily scale it up to feed more people.

According to my family, meat and potatoes is where it is at. The easiest way to guarantee they come home for dinner is to make steak bites with potatoes or any other meat-centric meal in our Freezer Meals 101 club.

Steak Bites Recipe

Ingredients for Steak Bites

• 1 lb. steak. New York strip, sirloin, or ribeye, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 tsp. soy sauce
• 3 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 tsp. paprika
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 large (gallon) freezer bag or reusable silicone bag

How to Make This Steak Bites Freezer Meal

Assembly Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a large freezer bag.
2. Remove excess air.
3. Seal and freeze.

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat Air Fryer for 4 minutes.
2. Air fry for 10-20 minutes, depending on how you like your steak.
3. Stop twice to shake the drawer.
4. Serve with melted compound butter (butter mixed with herbs such as thyme, rosemary, or parsley).
5. Alternatively, sear in skillet over medium high heat in compound butter. Cook cubes on all sides until desired doneness.

How do I cut the steak for steak bites?

This is a great question! For tender beef, you should always cut against the grain. You can check for the grain by looking to see which way the long muscle strands run through the meat. Once I’ve found the grain and lined up with it, I like to turn the meat 45º to slice it against that grain at an angle.

How do I know when my steak bites are done?

Use an instant-read thermometer. A quick check of the temp makes sure that you have the meat done to your liking. Cooking steak bites is incredibly fast, so you may not need this step. Here is a doneness chart to help guide your cooking process.

• Rare = 125ºF
• Medium Rare = 130-135ºF
• Medium = 135-140ºF
• Medium Well = 140-150ºF
• Well Done = 155ºF+

How do I choose the best beef for steak bites?

Don’t attempt this recipe with stew meat or chuck roast because it will fry up too chewy and tough to enjoy. Instead, choose a quality steak cut when it is on sale and prepare several freezer meal batches of this recipe. You want steak that will stand up to the air fryer or skillet and still be tender. Besides choosing a real steak, you should also look for a “choice” grade.

How do I make Compound Butter?

The easiest way to do this is to soften your butter to room temperature, then add it to a food processor or blender with fresh herbs and spices that make you happy. If you have a Vitamix your instruction booklet has a recipe for compound butter. It’s a good idea to look up a recipe specific to your appliance. Do not melt the butter before blending it, since this will cause separation of the fat and change the texture from creamy to grainy.

Steak Bites Recipe Ideas

Change up the seasoning. You can easily change the flavors of this dish without changing the basic premise, methods, or base ingredients. Just change up the spices. Try your favorite steak dry rub, mix up a from-scratch steak seasoning mix, or buy a seasoning mix ready to go. Find spices that complement your intended use of the meat. Use any of these in place of the spices we recommend in the recipe when you want variety.

Bring on the heat. Add red pepper flakes or ancho chili powder to your marinade when you want to amp up the heat. Start with a half teaspoon of either of these spices. As an alternative, you could add diced hot peppers to the marinade.

Cast Iron Caramelization. Use a very hot cast iron skillet and compound butter to bring out that lovely caramelization on your steak bites. Do a quick, hot sear, and then reduce the heat to finish off the steak to your desired doneness. This is an easy way to add depth of flavor.

Do not overcook. The desired doneness is a personal decision and can vary greatly within a family. The most important thing is not to cook the steak bites so long that they dry out and turn to dust in your mouth. Ideally, you would cook to medium or medium-well and preserve the natural moisture and tenderness of the steak.

How do I store leftover Steak Bites?

Keep the leftover meat in your refrigerator in an airtight container to use on salads, baked potatoes, soups, stews, tacos, and more. Freeze leftover steak if you don’t plan to use it within a few days.

What to Serve with Steak Bites?

I love the versatility of steak bites because you can serve them over pasta with alfredo sauce, risotto, or on a salad. They work well in tacos, enchiladas, fajitas, and as a topping for baked potatoes, steak fries, or nachos. You can even serve them up with eggs and home fries for breakfast!

Steak is always amazing with potatoes, cream corn, mac and cheese, or garlic bread. These are all starches, so of course, it’s always a good idea to add fresh greens in a salad or even a simple fruit salad. I like to keep fresh bagged salads on hand to have with our various freezer meals and keep things balanced.

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Steak Bites

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 272 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 lb steak New York, striploin, ribeye, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1/4 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions

Assembly Instructions

1. Add all ingredients to a large freezer bag.

2. Remove excess air. Seal and freeze.

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat Air Fryer for 4 minutes.

2. Air fry for 10-20 minutes, depending on how you like your steak.

3. Stop twice to shake the drawer.

4. Serve with melted compound butter (butter mixed with herbs such as thyme, rosemary or parsley).

5. Alternatively, sear in a skillet over medium-high heat in compound butter.

6. Cook cubes on all sides until desired doneness.