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.

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

Ingredients for garlic steak bites on a marble background.

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.

Cubed steak on an air fryer tray, uncooked and coated in olive oil and salt and pepper.

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!

Cooked steak bites on an air fryer tray, on a marble background.

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.

A white dish with melted butter and garlic on a marble background.

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!

Cooked steak bites in a white bowl, being tossed in garlic butter.
A white plate on a marble background. The plate holds steak bites, with a white bowl of horseradish sauce, and is garnished with rosemary. A fork spears into one steak bite.

Air Fryer Garlic Steak Bites

Air fryer garlic steak bites are a delicious way to prepare your favorite steak. Perfect as an main dish or an appetizer, this easy recipe is sure to become a family favorite.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 13 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 231 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound tenderloin steak cubed
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 cloves garlic

Instructions
 

  • 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.
  • Cook the steak in the preheated air fryer for 8 minutes, stopping halfway to turn the steak pieces.
  • 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.
  • When the steak is finished, remove it from the air fryer and allow it to rest for a couple minutes. Add the steak and melted butter to a mixing bowl and stir to coat. Garnish the steak with fresh herbs and serve!

Notes

A note on doneness: For 2-inch steak cubes, 8 minutes of cooking time should 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. If you cut your steak bites smaller than 2 inches, you will need to reduce the cooking time accordingly!
 

Nutrition

Calories: 231kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 25gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 88mgSodium: 108mgPotassium: 415mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.03gVitamin A: 175IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 2mg
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  1. 5 stars
    These are really yummy! They stand alone really well but the creamy horseradish aioli really puts it over the top

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