Asian Steak Bites
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Incredibly easy to make Asian Steak Bites that are ready in 15 minutes or less! These Asian inspired, tender and juicy steak bites are made with an easy 4 ingredient sauce, making these tiny morsels perfect as an appetizer or for a dinner along some rice and veggies.
Asian Steak Bites
Since I’ve moved to Alberta, I’ve learned to enjoy a good steak, because let’s be honest, we do have some of the best beef in the world here. So besides just having a good steak every once in a while, I do enjoy cooking with beef and making lots of yummy recipes with it.
One of the easiest things you can make with a good steak is steak bites such as these Garlic Butter Steak Bites or these Asian inspired steak bites because they literally take less than 15 minutes to make from start to finish. These tiny morsels are loaded with great flavor from the wonderful marinade ingredients and the epic 4 ingredient sauce. They’re perfectly tender, juicy and super satisfying.
Asian Steak Bites Highlights
- Cooked To Perfection. If you follow my instructions, you will end up with the most tender and juicy steak bites ever that are perfectly glazed in an epic Asian style sauce.
- Incredibly Quick And Easy. Anyone can make this recipe. Simply cut your steak, marinate it as instructed, but you don’t even have to wait for it to marinate and cook it. Easy peasy.
- Perfect As An Appetizer Or A Meal. That’s the beauty of this recipe. You can serve these steak bites as an appetizer, just stick a toothpick in them and pass them along, or serve them along some rice and some veggies for a complete meal.
- Steak – I used a ribeye steak, cut into 1-inch cubes, because I find it makes the most juiciest steak bites. Other cut of beef you can use are top sirloin, flank steak or tenderloin. If your ribeye steak has a lot of fat on it, especially around the edges, I recommend to trim some of that fat.
- Baking Soda – This is one of those secret ingredients you’ll see me use occasionally on meat because it’s a great tenderizer. It also helps with browning the meat.
- Cornstarch – Helps thicken up our sauce plus it also adds a bit of silky and smooth texture on the outside of the steak bites.
- Sweet Soy Sauce – To add a nice dark color to our beef. You can also use regular dark soy sauce instead, or if you can’t find that either, just replace it with additional regular soy sauce.
- Soy Sauce – Choose a low sodium soy sauce.
- Hoisin Sauce – This is going to add some sweetness to our beef. You can sub this with teriyaki sauce, plum sauce or even oyster sauce.
- Pepper – You’ll want some nice coarsely ground black pepper. Use as much as you like, I prefer a little bit more in this dish, but you be the judge.
For Sauce
- Hoisin Sauce – You can sub this with teriyaki sauce, plum sauce or even oyster sauce.
- Soy Sauce – As I mentioned already, choose a low sodium soy sauce for less sodium.
- Chili Garlic Sauce – Such as Sambal Oelek which is my favorite, but any chili garlic sauce will work. Sub with sriracha sauce.
- Honey – For a bit of sweetness. Sub with regular sugar or brown sugar.
- Marinate the beef. In a medium size bowl, combine the beef with all the marinade ingredients together. Set aside while preparing the sauce and heating up the wok or skillet.
- Prepare the sauce. In a small bowl whisk all the sauce ingredients together and set aside until ready to add to steak bites.
- Cook the steak bites. Heat a wok or non-stick skillet over high heat until hot. Add the marinated beef to the wok and arrange in a single layer. Sear for a minute before tossing then continue cooking for another 2 minutes, tossing a couple times, until the steak bites look almost charred. This is for medium-rare, if you prefer it medium, just cook it a minute or so longer.
- Add the sauce. Pour the sauce over the steak bites and cook for another minute while tossing then remove the wok from heat.
- Garnish and serve. Serve immediately garnished with green onions and sesame seeds.
What’s The Best Cut Of Beef To Use For Steak Bites
As mentioned, I used ribeye steak because it’s a tender and incredibly flavorful. Other cuts you could use would be tenderloin, sirloin steak, flank steak, or New York strip steak.
Serve With These Steak Bites
Skillet Green Beans
Cilantro Lime Rice
Air Fryer No Knead Bread
Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
Expert Tips
- It’s very important to get your wok or skillet very hot to get a nice crispy outside on the steak bites.
- Cooking time will vary depending on the size you cut the steak bites and how hot your skillet is which is why I recommend to get your skillet really hot before adding the meat to it.
- If you’re doubling the recipe, you will have to cook the beef in two batches, otherwise the meat will steam rather than sear.
- Notice I didn’t add any salt and that is because there is plenty of salt from the soy sauce. However, taste and adjust with salt and pepper as needed.
Leftovers
Allow the steak bites to come to room temperature before storing them to an airtight container and refrigerating for up to 3 days.
Other Delicious Steak Recipes To Try
- Garlic Butter Steak Bites
- Sheet Pan Steak Fajitas
- Italian Stuffed Flank Steak
- Air Fryer Steak
- Philly Cheesesteak
- Easy Pepper Steak
- Best Steak Marinade
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Asian Steak Bites
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Ingredients
Marinade
- 1 pound ribeye steak (cut into 1-inch bite-size pieces)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (low sodium)
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons sweet soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon black pepper (coarsely ground)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (low sodium)
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce (such as sambal oelek)
- 2 tablespoon water
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Instructions
- Marinate the beef. In a medium size bowl, combine the beef with all the marinade ingredients together. Set aside while preparing the sauce and heating up the wok or skillet.
- Prepare the sauce. In a small bowl whisk all the sauce ingredients together and set aside until ready to add to steak bites.
- Cook the steak bites. Heat a wok or non-stick skillet over high heat until hot. Add a tablespoon of vegetable oil or sesame oil to it. Add the marinated beef to the wok and arrange in a single layer. Sear for a minute before tossing then continue cooking for another 2 minutes, tossing a couple times, until the steak bites look almost charred. This is for medium-rare, if you prefer it medium, just cook it a minute or so longer.
- Add the sauce. Pour the sauce over the steak bites and cook for another minute while tossing then remove the wok from heat.
- Garnish and serve. Serve immediately garnished with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
- It’s very important to get your wok or skillet very hot to get a nice crispy outside on the steak bites.
- Cooking time will vary depending on the size you cut the steak bites and how hot your skillet is which is why I recommend to get your skillet really hot before adding the meat to it.
- If you’re doubling the recipe, you will have to cook the beef in two batches, otherwise the meat will steam rather than sear.
- Notice I didn’t add any salt and that is because there is plenty of salt from the soy sauce. However, taste and adjust with salt and pepper as needed.
- Allow the steak bites to come to room temperature before storing them to an airtight container and refrigerating for up to 3 days.
Nutrition Information
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
