🥩🦐 Garlic Butter Steak Bites with Jumbo Shrimp
A rich “surf and turf” skillet dish—juicy steak bites and tender shrimp cooked in the same pan with garlic butter. Fast, high-protein, and very restaurant-style.
🧾 Ingredients
- 300–400g steak (sirloin or tender cut), cut into cubes
- 200–300g jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3–4 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4–5 cloves garlic (minced)
- Salt & black pepper
- ½ tsp paprika (optional)
- ½ tsp chili flakes (optional)
- Lemon juice (for finishing)
- Fresh parsley (optional)
👩🍳 Method
1. Prep protein
- Pat steak and shrimp dry (important for browning).
- Season both with salt, pepper, and paprika.
2. Sear steak bites
- Heat olive oil in a hot skillet.
- Add steak cubes in a single layer.
- Sear 2–3 minutes per side until browned.
- Remove and set aside (don’t overcook).
3. Cook shrimp
- In the same pan, add a little butter.
- Add shrimp and cook 1–2 minutes per side until pink and opaque.
- Remove and set aside with steak.
4. Make garlic butter sauce
- Lower heat. Add remaining butter.
- Add garlic and chili flakes.
- Cook 30–60 seconds until fragrant (don’t burn garlic).
5. Combine
- Return steak and shrimp to the pan.
- Toss everything in garlic butter.
- Finish with lemon juice and parsley.
🍽️ Serving ideas
- Mashed potatoes or roasted potatoes
- Rice or buttered noodles
- Crusty bread to soak sauce
💡 Tips
- Very hot pan = better steak sear
- Don’t overcrowd steak or it will steam
- Shrimp cook fast—overcooking makes them rubbery
- Add lemon at the end for freshness
⚡ Quick 3-step version
- Sear steak
- Cook shrimp
- Toss in garlic butter
If you want, I can give you a spicy Cajun version, a creamy garlic butter sauce upgrade, or a low-budget version using chicken and shrimp substitute ideas.
