Easy Chimichurri Steak Bites (Low Carb)
Tender chunks of steak pan seared to perfection, tossed with butter and homemade chimichurri. This low carb high protein meal is ready in under 30 minutes and is full of beneficial minerals and electrolytes, an ideal keto friendly dinner.
Equipment
- Knife and Cutting Board
- cast iron skillet or frying pan
Ingredients
- 2 pounds steak ribeye, striploin or filet
- salt and pepper
- 4 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup chimichurri recipe below
Low Carb Chimichurri
- 1 cup parsley roughly chopped
- 1 cup cilantro roughly chopped
- ¼ cup oregano roughly chopped
- 1 whole jalapeno roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
Homemade Chimichurri
- Quick Method: Add all the parsley, cilantro, oregano, jalapeno, garlic, lemon juice, and vinegar to a food processor or blender. Blitz until chunky.1 cup parsley, 1 cup cilantro, 1/4 cup oregano, 1 whole jalapeno, 2 cloves garlic, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Add the oil. With the food processor running, drizzle in the oil a little bit at a time until a sauce begins to form with the consistency similar to a pesto. Add oil and blitz until your desired consistency is reached. Season with salt and pepper to taste.¼ cup olive oil, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper
- Rustic Method: Chop the parsley, cilantro, oregano, garlic, and jalapeno very fine. Add to a bowl or mortar and pestle. Stir in the remaining ingredients and crush and mash the ingredient together into a chunky paste. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Chimichurri Steak Bites
- Sear the steak. Cube the steak into 1 ½ to 2 inch chunks. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a cast iron skillet until its nearly smoking hot. Carefully add the chunks of steak and sear on each side for around 1 minute for medium rare, or longer from more well done steak. Add the butter and turn off the heat.2 pounds steak, salt and pepper
- Toss in Chimichurri. Spoon in some of the chimichurri and toss to coat. Remove the steak bites from the pan and let them rest for at least 5 minutes before serving.4 tablespoons butter, ½ cup chimichurri
Notes
Steak: Use any of your favourite cuts of steak for this recipe.
Chimichurri: In place of homemade chimichurri you can use store bought. If you don't like chimichurri then you can use a gremolata, guacamole, or garlic butter.
Searing Time: For 1 1/2 to 2 inch cubes of beef a 1 to 1 1/2 minute sear on each side will produce a rare to med rare steak. The longer the sear the more well done your steak bites will be.
To test, remove one chunk of steak and cut in half. Remember, the center of the steak will continue to rise in temperature while resting.
Nutrition
Calories: 481kcalCarbohydrates: 0.6gProtein: 40.6gFat: 34.2gSaturated Fat: 14.3gSodium: 423mgPotassium: 541mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.2gCalcium: 40mgIron: 2.6mgNet Carbs: 0.5g
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