Asian Steak Bites and Potatoes
This Asian Steak Bites and Potatoes features seared beef cubes and potatoes in a garlicky butter and soy-based sauce. It comes together in under 30 minutes and everything is cooked in just one pan. If you haven’t tried, soy sauce and butter go very well with each other. Butter gives us a rich and smooth mouthfeel while soy sauce adds umami to the food. Together, they create a velvety savory sauce which is my favorite flavor-enhancer for beef stir-fry dishes.
Beef and potato always make a great combo. In this dish, I actually think the potatoes are the real star here because once tender, they soak up all the delicious flavors from the beef, butter, soy sauce, and aromatics. This dish reminds me of the Vietnamese shaking beef recipe, which also uses cubes of beef steak. However, this one is more simple and easier to cook with fewer ingredients while still very tasty. I like to use yukon gold potatoes for this dish. They are waxy enough to hold up the shape and fluffy enough to get tender and soak up flavors.
Ingredients:
- 12 oz beef steak (I use ribeye)
- 16 oz potatoes (I recommend using yukon gold potatoes)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (divided)
- black pepper
- 5 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter (divided)
- 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- cooking oil
- chopped parsley (for garnish)