Air Fryer Garlic Steak Bites

Air fryer garlic steak bites are a delicious way to prepare your favorite steak. Perfect as a main dish or an appetizer, this easy recipe is sure to become a family favorite.

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Steak bites are my favorite way to prepare steak. Cutting steak into bite-sized pieces before cooking means that each piece is super flavorful, coated in a delicious garlic butter sauce. These juicy air fryer steak bites cook to a perfect medium-well in less than 10 minutes, with a crisp exterior and melt-in-your mouth middle. With only a handful of simple ingredients, this is an easy dinner for a busy weeknight.

Serve this as a main course with a side of mashed potatoes and broccoletti. Or, put out a bowl of toothpicks, and serve these juicy steak bites with creamy horseradish aioli as a simple and delicious appetizer for your next holiday gathering or football party. You can’t go wrong.

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• Air fryer garlic butter steak bites are a perfect quick dinner recipe for busy weeknights. Ready in under 10 minutes!
• This easy steak recipe is a great choice for anyone who is intimidated by cooking steak. Air frying steak is super simple and mostly hands-off.
• The simple garlic butter sauce adds tons of extra flavor to this easy meal!

Ingredients

For this air fryer steak bites recipe, you need the following ingredients (exact measurements are in the recipe card below):

• Steak of your choice: I love tenderloin steak. It’s a pricey cut of steak, so I stock up when it’s on sale and freeze it using my Foodsaver. I used cubed tenderloin in this recipe. I have not tried any other type of steak, but you could try it with whatever cut is your personal preference. I think top sirloin steak and New York strip steak would both work well.
• Olive oil
• Butter
• Garlic cloves: I used four cloves of fresh garlic, but you could substitute garlic powder if you prefer.
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Optional: I like to use some fresh herbs as a garnish, especially if I’m serving this at a party. I used rosemary, but you could also use fresh parsley or thyme.

Instructions

Step One: Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F. Cut the steak into approximately 2 inch cubes. Coat the steak cubes in olive oil, and season with salt and pepper to taste (I used about 5-6 grinds each of sea salt and pepper). Put the steak in a single layer in the air fryer basket or tray.

Step Two: Cook the steak in the preheated air fryer for 8 minutes, stopping halfway to turn the steak pieces. For 2-inch cubes of steak, this will result in medium-well doneness. If you like medium doneness, reduce the cooking time by a minute or two. For well-done steak bites, increase by a minute.

NOTE: If you cut your steak bites smaller, you will need to reduce the cooking time accordingly!

Step Three: While the steak cooks, melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the minced garlic cloves and simmer for 2-3 minutes, until the garlic is fragrant. Remove the garlic butter from the heat.

NOTE: Watch the garlic carefully while it’s cooking. You do not want any of it to turn brown, or it will have a bitter burned taste. You just want to cook it gently for a few minutes so that it’s no longer raw.

Step Four: When the steak is finished, remove it from the air fryer and allow it to rest for a couple minutes. Add the cooked steak and melted butter to a mixing bowl and stir to coat. Garnish the steak with fresh herbs and serve!