Garlic-Butter Steak Bites

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A pan sauce made from roasted garlic, dry vermouth, butter, and Worcestershire envelops each cube of strip steak, ensuring every bite is as delicious as the last.

By
Marianne Williams
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Marianne Williams
Marianne Williams has been a test kitchen professional for Dotdash Meredith since 2016. Her recipes have been featured in many publications, including Food & Wine, Real Simple, Southern Living, Health, Rachael Ray and other print and digital brands.
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Active Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
15 mins
Servings:
4

These quickly stir-fried beef bites deliver all the savory luxury of a steakhouse-caliber steak, without the stress of over cooking one at home. The buttery, velvety sauce coats every piece nicely, and the vermouth's herbal richness pairs well with the savory Worcestershire. Serve the steak bites as an appetizer with toothpicks, or enjoy over mashed potatoes or polenta.

After you've finished sautéing all the cubed steak, you'll use that same pan with the residual steak juices to make the easy, flavor-forward sauce. The garlic gets added to the pan first — be sure to keep a watchful eye here as you cook it only to golden brown, about 30 seconds. Garlic burns easily, especially when finely chopped, so have the vermouth ready to pour on top as soon as the garlic is done.

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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds beef strip steak (1-inch thick), cut into 1-inch pieces

  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided

  • 1 teaspoon black pepper, divided

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

  • 5 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped (3 tablespoons)

  • 1/3 cup dry vermouth

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed

  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Directions

  1. Gather ingredients.

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  2. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Sprinkle steak all over with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper. Add oil to skillet and heat until shimmering. Add half of the steak pieces to skillet, keeping space between each piece. Cook, undisturbed, until browned and crispy on bottoms, about 1 minute. Flip steak pieces and continue cooking until browned on other side, about 1 minute. Flip pieces again and cook, turning occasionally, until most sides are browned and crispy and steak is almost medium-rare, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer steak to a large bowl. Repeat cooking process with remaining steak pieces, transferring cooked steak to bowl with first batch; set aside. Do not wipe skillet clean.

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  3. Reduce heat under skillet to medium; add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown, about 30 seconds.

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  4. Add vermouth and scrape up browned bits from bottom of skillet.

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  5. Cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced to about 3 tablespoons, about 1 minute.

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  6. Remove from heat; add butter and stir until melted and creamy.

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  7. Add Worcestershire sauce and remaining 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper.

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  8. Pour mixture over steak pieces in bowl and toss to coat.

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  9. Transfer steak with butter sauce to a platter and sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately.

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Garlic Butter Steak Bites

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