--- title: Garlic Butter Elk Steak Bites description: These steak bites have tons of great flavor and work well with a nice Cabernet Sauvignon. 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You can use any sort of red meat for this recipe. I used elk here, but you can use venison, big horn sheep, goat, antelope, moose, caribou—you get the picture. | ![moss-Garlic Butter Elk Steak Bites Hunt](https://resources.mossberg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/moss-Garlic%20Butter%20Elk%20Steak%20Bites%20Hunt.png?width=250&height=250&name=moss-Garlic%20Butter%20Elk%20Steak%20Bites%20Hunt.png) | | --- | | ![moss-Garlic Butter Elk Steak Bites Meat](https://resources.mossberg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/moss-Garlic%20Butter%20Elk%20Steak%20Bites%20Meat.png?width=250&height=250&name=moss-Garlic%20Butter%20Elk%20Steak%20Bites%20Meat.png) | | ![moss-Garlic Butter Elk Steak Bites Garlic and Oil](https://resources.mossberg.com/hs-fs/hubfs/moss-Garlic%20Butter%20Elk%20Steak%20Bites%20Garlic%20and%20Oil.png?width=250&height=250&name=moss-Garlic%20Butter%20Elk%20Steak%20Bites%20Garlic%20and%20Oil.png) | I am actually going to experiment with crane and goose next time around. Stay tuned! When choosing a cut of meat, your more tender cuts will do better with this recipe. However, when we process our game, we have our round steaks and sirloins tenderized. Thus, I can use those tougher cuts for something like this. Cuts like the butter used in the recipe! ## INGREDIENTS: - 2 pounds steak cut into bites - Salt and ground black pepper to taste (I also use a lot of lemon pepper here) - 1 tablespoon oil - 1 stick of salted butter - 4 cloves minced garlic - 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (it adds way more flavor than traditional parsley) ## DIRECTIONS: 1. Cube steak into 1 inch cubes 2. Heat oil in large pan 3. Add steak and sear both sides 4. While steak is cooking, combine garlic, cilantro, salt and pepper in a bowl. Set aside. 5. Once steak bites are adequately seared, add a stick of butter. Cook until butter thickens a bit. 6. Add garlic mixture and cook until garlic has browned 7. Remove from heat and serve! These steak bites have tons of great flavor and work well with a nice Cabernet Sauvignon. They can be served as appetizers or as a main dish. I personally prefer to serve it as a main dish. Potatoes work well with it as you don’t have a lot of competing flavors. Another lighter option? Serve on top of a salad. The sauce will serve as your dressing. 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