Garlic butter Steak Bites Recipe – So much flavor and so easy to throw together! Sirloin steak bites are marinated with soy sauce, lemon juice, olive oil, hot sauce, and pepper, then pan-seared to perfection in a delicious garlic butter sauce and served with healthy, low carb zucchini noodles. Ready in 30 minutes or less, these garlic butter steak bites with zucchini noodles will make all of your family go crazy!
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Ingredients list for the Garlic butter Steak Bites with Zucchini Noodles
- 1 1/4 lbs (450g) sirloin steak cut into small cubes
- 4 medium zucchini, spiralized (or a pack of store-bought Zucchini Noodles)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 tablespoons butter, divided
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/4 cup (60ml) beef or vegetable broth
- 1 tablespoon minced parsley
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes, optional
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Marinade:
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce (or coconut amino for paleo and gluten-free)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce (we used Sriracha)
- Fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
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What Ingredients Do You Need For Garlic Butter Steak Bites?
- Garlic: the more the better.
- Butter: We use unsalted butter because you can control the amount of salt in the dish.
- Steak: use a sirloin steak in this recipe and cut it into small pieces.
- Olive Oil: Extra virgin, cold-pressed.
- Salt and fresh cracked black pepper: To season the steak bites to your liking.
- Red Pepper Flakes: For a kick of spice. If you want your steak mild, just skip the pepper flakes.
- Parsley: Garnish with a little bit of parsley because it brings freshness and makes the dish look better!
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How to Marinate Steak
How do you make a steak marinade? For this garlic butter steak recipe, we make a 20-minute marinade that will transform any cuts into delicious and tender steak with wonderful flavor.
This steak marinade starts with a base of soy sauce and lemon juice which makes a perfect combo for tenderizing the meat. Whisk the soy sauce and lemon juice together with the olive oil, hot sauce, and black pepper. The homemade steak marinade will infuse into the meat for huge flavor. Add the steak and the marinade into a sealable bag before throwing your steak on the grill.
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How to Make Garlic Butter Steak Bites
Garlic butter steak bites couldn’t be any easier. The key is to use a really hot skillet so that you get a nice golden crust on your steak bites. The steak bites really only require about 5 to 7 minutes if the skillet is hot enough.
Do not stir the steak bites for the first 1 or 2 minutes, allow them to get a nice sear from the skillet. A cast-iron skillet is the best choice for these steak bites as that type of pan can get really hot with an even distribution of heat!
Start cooking the steak in a little olive oil for the browning factor so that the butter and garlic you’ll add afterward don’t burn. Add the olive oil to a large skillet and heat it over high heat. Make sure the olive oil is hot, then add the steak pieces to it. Season them generously with salt and pepper.
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Tips for the Steak Bites recipe
- You can also use tenderloin, rib eye, flank, or strip steak if you like.
- Zucchini Noodles tends to render a lot of water when cooking, so you can sprinkle with salt after spiralizing and allow to sit for a couple of minutes to take off excess water. Rinse well to get rid of salt, and drain thoroughly in a colander before cooking.
- Instead of broth, you can enrich the dish with dry white wine.
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Directions
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1. To prepare the garlic butter steak bites recipe: In a mixing bowl, combine the ingredients for the steak marinade (soy sauce, olive oil, hot sauce, pepper, and lemon juice) and add the steak bites. Mix well and marinate for 15 to 20 minutes minimum, while preparing the other ingredients.
2. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Drain steak bites from the marinade. Keep the remaining marinade for later.
3. Place the steak bites in the skillet in a single layer. Do not overcrowd the skillet or meat will steam, so you may have to work in batches depending on the size of your skillet. Cook steak bites for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally until steak bites are golden brown. Repeat with remaining steak bites if needed.
4. Once all the steak bites are golden brown, add 2 tablespoons of butter and garlic to the skillet; cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring to coat the meat in the sauce. Remove the steak bites to a shallow plate and set them aside.
5. In the same skillet, add butter, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, beef broth, and remaining marinade juices. Bring to a simmer and allow to reduce for 2-3 minutes, stirring regularly.
6. Add the spiralized zucchini noodles and toss for two to three minutes to cook it up. Stir in the fresh parsley and thyme, then allow the cooking juices to reduce for one minute if the zucchini noodles render too much water. Push the zucchini noodles on the side, add the steak bites back to the pan and reheat for another minute. Serve immediately your garlic butter steak bites and zucchini noodles. Enjoy!
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- Oxo Good Grips Handheld Spiralizer, $20.00
- StarPack Silicone Kitchen Tongs, Set of 2, $15.00
- Lodge 10-1/4-Inch Pre-Seasoned Skillet, $25.00
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Sherry
2024-04-18 19:26:41
Oh my goodness - this was amazing!!!!! It did make a lot of liquid but i quickly poured it into a separate container once everything was coated and cooked. Then i made quinoa for my non-keto family members and they used that extra sauce on it. The flavor of it all was outstanding!!!! Thank you for the recipe
Dana
2024-03-24 19:20:19
Really delicious! I found the recipe a little out of order on one of the lines and information missing such as giving the meat a good sear written in the blog but not in the recipe, but it's an easy recipe. Also, I didn't have hot sauce on hand so I made my own with distilled vinegar, garlic, onion, and chili powder, and salt. Honestly, I think that gave the sauce an extra oomph! I didn't use a shallow plate either since I was working in batches. Followed everything else all the way through. Its the first time I got my husband to eat zoodles (store bought in the produce section). The zoodles when softened took on the sauce flavor. Will make again now that I 'get it'.
Laura
2024-01-08 20:07:22
When the husband says the recipe is a keeper, it must be good. I used sliced zucchini instead of zoodles (easier). Next time I may add onions and peppers. Thank you for this recipe. Thoroughly enjoyed!
Lindsey
2023-10-08 20:23:17
This was so good! My husband and I loved it! There was some extra liquid after cooking the zucchini but I didn’t want to overcook it and it be mushy so we quick made some rice and served it over that. It turned out perfectly the sauce is so flavorful it was great over rice! Will definitely make again!
Coastal Girl
2023-03-16 12:15:36
Made this for the first time last night…it was so delicious! My husband said this is definitely a keeper! Very good!!
Brenda Boyd
2023-01-20 16:27:40
Excellent. Will add to my weeknight rotation. Made exactly as written except I did salt for 30 mins, then rinsed and spun dry the zoodlres before as others had suggested. Thank you! I bought the petite sirloin three-pack from Aldi along with the four pack of zucchini, and it was an affordable dinner. Yum. Don’t skimp on the garlic. It’s key here.
Pam
2022-11-03 14:12:49
We liked this a lot and my husband isn’t usually keen on zoodles. I thought it was curious that the recipe said to salt the zoodles to get the water out but then said to rinse them, thus putting water back. But the methodology did seem to help, I just let them drain again and wrapped in paper towels before cooking. I am tired of recipes that give a number for things that vary so greatly in size, instead of a weight which would be so much more helpful. So I clicked on the link for a “pack” of zoodles and it was a 10-oz. size. My one zucchini was almost a pound so I figured that would be enough. It actually wasn’t for the amount of steak, I probably should have made zoodles from 2 (to me, medium) zucchini, about 1.5-1.75 lbs. I marinated the steak bites at least an hour and drained them well before cooking. I cooked these quickly to keep them about medium rare so they would remain tender. Be careful — even though I had my pan not high but about medium high, the oil spattered in my eye and I turned the heat down further. Reduction of the sauce is important so it won’t be too watery. The zoodles cooked fine, they didn’t end up mushy. We did have sauce left over but that’s because there needed to be more zoodles. We really enjoyed the spice, my husband likes spicy and me not so much but it seemed to be a happy medium. I would definitely try this again, with more zoodles.
Kathaleen Harris
2022-05-18 23:54:55
Great recipe! I used venison and the butter was great for it! My husband lies pasta but can’t eat it, so this was meat, pasta and and ‘ oriental ‘. We all loved it. Next time I will add a little more red pepper flakes and cumin. Great!
Morgan
2022-04-26 21:55:27
I generally agree with the other reviewers and have these tips to share: 1) Don't use Zoodles. If you can, use real pasta like linguini or gluten free pasta or else you will have a zucchini soup 2) Do NOT marinade the meat for too long (overnight). It will absorb too much soy sauce and get too salty 3) Beef broth is 100% not necessary, but a splash of white wine was nice Overall, I did like it but some adjustments have to be made.
Kaitlynn
2022-02-24 20:26:14
Definitely do not need to use broth if you're adding the remaining marinade. Zoodles were a bit too mushy, would be better of just cubing or cutting into half moon shapes. Not very spicy. Over all delightful.
Lisa
2022-01-11 22:10:34
This recipe is absolutely delicious! I don't usually write reviews on these sort of things, but when I saw there was only one I had to chime in. I don't love cooking, to be honest, but I try to find things that are not super complicated that my family will enjoy. Every single picky member of my family absolutely loved this recipe. I'm planning to make it again tomorrow but I'm going to use chicken instead of steak! It's extremely flavorful and tasty. A few times we've used rice cauliflower instead of the zoodles, just to cut time down. But the seasoning is phenomenal and it's an absolute winner.
Erin S.
2021-10-19 19:01:13
One of my favorite recipes to make! This is SO delicious! I use coconut aminos any time a recipe calls for soy sauce (allergy). I also don't care for lemon flavor so I did without it. I've recommended this recipe to my friends as well!
Joel
2021-09-30 04:40:55
Love this recipe but definitely do not need the beef broth. unnecessary
Jamie
2021-09-07 16:09:16
This was FANTASTIC. I have made it several times since finding this recipe. The noodles are a little hard to make so now I just cube it and it's just as good.
Trish
2021-08-22 00:36:48
This was delicious, however, it was super spicy! My whole family loves spicy food, but this was holy cow spicy. They did go back for more though and started adding ranch dressing to it.
Jen
2021-08-11 19:35:25
This was a no go for me. Sauce had an odd taste-way too lemony not enough garlic and butter. Steak turned out okay but noodles were ruined.
Eric
2021-06-04 23:08:35
Zoodles were way too mushy and way too strong. Don’t cook them in the liquid. If anything try cooking the steak in them. Wubalubadubdub
Erin
2021-04-15 18:42:54
Way too much liquid and caused zoodles to get super mushy. Steak was good but I bought wagyu. So!? If you make this I would not cook zoodles in the liquid.
jasmine
2021-03-18 16:34:36
so good. but it’s kind of spicy and tangy. if you don’t like a tangy taste, i wouldn’t recommend this recipe
Nichole
2021-03-15 20:37:47
Good taste but Tasted very salty, not sure if that’s due to the lemon. I liked the heat but worried I was consuming a lot of sodium. I don’t know how this could be considered a healthy recipe with the butter and soy? Tasted good but I have no idea how many calories I consumed and would not recommend as a healthy meal. Good, salty steak dish.
Cat
2021-02-15 18:18:26
Yum! Little too much lemon. But still good.
Linda
2021-01-13 21:33:00
This came up under whole 30 steak recipes. This is not W30 compliant. Can’t have butter, soy sauce or sriracha sauce. Can do a variation and make it compliant, but recipe does not specify that you need to make substitutions. Was going to make it for my daughter who does whole 30, she pointed out the substitutions we would have to make. Will make with subs because it looks really good.
bcharmley0653@gmail.com
2020-12-20 23:35:42
I feel like the name of the dish is "lemon garlic" and you had me add, not only a spicy sriracha but also pepper flakes and i was not prepared for it to be so spicy when I had looked for a lemon garlic dish. This was to surprise for my girlfriend but she hasn't eaten any because it burns just a bit more than the recipe had prepped me for. I thought the spice would help with the lemon but it just overpowered it, use less hot sause.
Danielle Kieft
2020-12-09 18:55:38
Delicious! The spice added just enough warmth but too much lemon, use a small lemon
