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Japanese Garlic Butter Steak Bites
3 servings · 20 min total
Seared beef cubes glazed in garlicky soy butter with a splash of sake, finished with scallion and sesame. Rich, fast, and low-carb.
Ingredients
- 500 g beef steak, cubed
- 3 tbsp butter
- 5 garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sake
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 spring onion, sliced
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- black pepper to taste
Contains: Gluten, Milk, Soy, Sesame
Allergen info is best-effort — please verify yourself.
Method
- 1.
Season the beef and heat the pan — Pat the beef cubes dry and season with black pepper. Heat a grill pan or plancha very hot.
- 2.
Melt the garlic butter — Melt the butter with the sliced garlic until fragrant and lightly golden, about 1 minute.
- 3.
Sear the beef cubes — Add the beef cubes in a single layer and sear on all sides, about 4-5 minutes total for medium-rare, keeping the garlic moving so it doesn't burn.
- 4.
Toss in the glaze — Add soy sauce, sake, and sesame oil, tossing to coat the beef in the glossy sauce for 30 seconds.
- 5.
Garnish and serve sizzling — Scatter with scallion and sesame seeds and serve immediately, sizzling.