Description
Garlic Butter Steak Bites and Potatoes is a rich and comforting slow cooker meal featuring tender cubed sirloin tip steak and hearty potatoes simmered in a flavorful garlic butter sauce. This dump-and-go recipe is perfect for an easy dinner, offering melt-in-your-mouth steak bites infused with garlic, herbs, and buttery goodness, served alongside perfectly cooked potato chunks.
Ingredients
Meat and Potatoes
- 2 lbs Sirloin Tip Steak (or chuck roast), cubed
- 2 lbs Potatoes, cut into 2-inch pieces
Seasonings and Flavorings
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt (omit if using salted butter)
- 2 Tablespoons Minced Garlic
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 teaspoon Steak Seasoning
Other Ingredients
- 1 stick Unsalted Butter, sliced
- Green Onion, for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Cube the sirloin tip steak into bite-sized pieces. Cut the potatoes into approximately 2-inch chunks to ensure even cooking alongside the steak.
- Combine Ingredients in Slow Cooker: Place the cubed steak, potatoes, minced garlic, kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, steak seasoning, and sliced unsalted butter into the slow cooker. Stir everything together gently to evenly distribute the seasonings and butter.
- Cook Low and Slow: Set the slow cooker to low and cook for 5 to 7 hours. Cooking at a low temperature allows the steak bites to become tender and juicy. Alternatively, cook on high for 3 to 4 hours if short on time, but start checking early to avoid drying out the meat.
- Check Doneness: Begin checking for doneness at the 5-hour mark on low or the 3-hour mark on high. Ensure the steak is tender and the potatoes are fully cooked. The cook time may vary depending on the size of the beef and potato pieces.
- Serve: Garnish with chopped green onions before serving. Serve the steak bites and potatoes as is, or alongside a fresh green salad for a complete meal.
Notes
- For more gravy-like sauce, add 1 cup of beef broth to the slow cooker before cooking. You may need to thicken the liquid with cornstarch or flour after cooking.
- This recipe is highly adaptable; you can substitute different cuts of beef like chuck roast or sirloin.
- Using salted butter? Omit the kosher salt to avoid oversalting.
- Check the meat periodically towards the end of cooking to prevent drying out the steak bites.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 3 days and reheated gently on the stovetop or microwave.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: English
