Garlic Butter Steak Bites
These garlic butter steak bites are a quick and flavor-packed dinner, paired with crispy potatoes and finished with a tangy chili lime crema. It’s rich, savory, and balanced with just the right amount of spice and brightness—perfect for a weeknight meal that still feels a little special.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
For the Crema
- ½ cup Sour Cream
- ½ cup Mayonnaise
- 1 tsp. Chipotle more or less according to your spice preference
- 1 Lime juiced
- 1 tsp. Salt
For the Potatoes
- 2 lbs. Baby gold potatoes any baby variety will do
- Salt
- 5 tbsp. Butter
- 5-7 cloves Garlic minced
For the Steak
- 2 lbs. Steak of choice sirloin or NY strip work great, cut into bite sized pieces
- Olive Oil
- 1 Bell Pepper cut into strips
- 1 Red Onion sliced
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 425F.
- Combine the crema ingredients, and set aside.
- In a small pan over medium heat, heat the butter and garlic. Let it just start to sauté the garlic then remove it from the heat and set aside.
- Chop the potatoes and spread them on a large baking tray. Lightly coat them with about ¼ of the butter and garlic mixture. Bake for 15 minutes, then flip them and bake for another 10-15 minutes, until cooked through.
- While the potatoes cook, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- When it's hot, sear the meat until brown on all sides, then set aside.
- Remove the excess liquid from the pan and add in the rest of the garlic butter, onions, and peppers. Cook until softened.
- Add back in the steak, season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook until the steak's desired doneness is reach. Note that if you only want it seared, skip right to the next step!
- Combine the potatoes and steak mixture into the pan, and serve with the crema!
