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Garlic Butter Steak Bites
⏱ 8 min🌡 400°F / 204°C
Juicy, tender sirloin steak cubes with a golden sear and rich garlic butter finish — restaurant quality in 8 minutes. The key is a hot air fryer and not overcrowding.
Ingredients
Sirloin steak
1.5 lbstop sirloin — cut into 1.5-inch cubes
Olive oil
1 tbspButter
2 tbspmelted — for tossing after cooking
Garlic
3 clovesminced
Salt
1 tspBlack pepper
½ tspSmoked paprika
½ tspItalian seasoning
½ tspFresh parsley
2 tbspfor serving
Chef tips
💡Room temperature steak is non-negotiable — cold meat steams instead of searing in the air fryer
💡Single layer only — stacked steak bites steam each other and you lose the sear
💡Toss in garlic butter immediately while hot — the butter soaks in and takes the flavor to another level
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