You are going to love our easy Air Fryer Steak Bites with Cowboy Butter. Perfectly tender and so flavorful, these juicy morsels cook in 15 minutes or less and make an amazing appetizer, lunch, or dinner. Paired with decadent cowboy butter sauce, this is a keto-friendly, inexpensive, and easy air fryer steak recipe you’ll want to make over and over again.
Best Air Fryer Steak Bites
We are in love with air frying steak is one of our favorite ways to cook it, and we’re no strangers to cooking steak in the air fryer. I love a good filet mignon air fryer recipe - the air fryer is just amazing for steaks! By far, these air fryer steak bites are our favorite. They’re like our Garlic Steak Bites but even easier to make. Just a few simple ingredients and they’re ready in 15 minutes or less! The best part about steak bites in the air fryer is how crispy they are on the outside and so tender on the inside.
Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce Ingredients
Cowboy butter sauce is the most incredible compound butter recipe. It’s loaded with flavor from a blend of sauces and seasonings. Our cowboy butter recipe uses:
ButterWorcestershire sauceDijon mustardLemon juice and zestGarlic powderSalt and pepperRed pepper flakesand parsley.
It is a perfect match for our juicy Air Fryer Steak Bites. Cowboy butter sauce brings out the best in this dish!
How to Air Fry Steak Bites
Steak Temperature Chart
Follow this chart and our Steak Temperature Chart to find your ideal degree of doneness!
Air Fryer Steak Recipe Tips
When combining your air fryer steak bites with the cowboy butter, remove them from the bowl with a slotted spoon or tongs so they aren’t too wet.Leave some cowboy butter to the side for dipping.Preheat your air fryer before cooking the steak bites.Cook in batches if you have to - don’t overcrowd your air fryer!Place the cowboy butter back into a pan and bring to a boil, lower the heat and let it simmer for approximately 15 minutes.
Tools
Tongs or slotted spoonAir fryer ovenMixing bowlsAluminum foilCooking spray (do not use pam in your air fryer! Use an olive oil spray!)Meat thermometer
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Best Steak Sauces
Garlic Butter SauceRed Wine SauceSteak Diane RecipeChimichurri SauceTruffle Butter RecipeAu Jus Sauce
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