These Air Fryer Steak Bites are made with marinated venison tenderloin for a quick and easy steak recipe full of flavor that is cooked perfectly. These are great appetizers to serve at game day parties, but also can make a steak dinner for the whole family.
Air frying does an excellent job of quickly and easily cooking steak pieces to perfection. Each serving of this juicy bite sized piece of steak packs 34 grams of protein and just 10 net carbs, making it a low carb recipe as well.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
✔️ This venison steak recipe produces the most juicy air fryer steak bites full of flavor.
✔️ It is a fantastic low carb keto air fryer recipe that results in tender morsels of steak perfection that melt in your mouth!
✔️ This steak tips recipe has a marinade that works well on venison steak or beef steak.
🥘 Ingredients
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Venison tenderloin or venison steak, or beef cubes of top sirloin, or New York strip steaks, (any of these or combination of)
Honey, this is my go to brand.
Worcestershire Sauce
Vanilla Extract
Ground Cumin
Olive Oil
Minced Onion (dried)
Garlic Powder
Balsamic Vinegar
🔪 Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add the honey, Worcestershire sauce, vanilla, cumin, liquid smoke, olive oil, minced onion, garlic powder, and balsamic vinegar. Using a hand whisk, combine the ingredients until well incorporated.
- Place the steak bites in a gallon sized plastic bag and pour the marinade over top of the meat. Seal the bag and work the meat around to coat it completely with the marinade. Allow venison to marinate up to 1 hour.
- Remove the steak pieces from the marinade and place in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Discard the marinade.
- Cook the steak bites at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, or until venison steak bites are at desired level of doneness
🥄 Equipment
Air Fryer, this is an excellent one.
🥫Storage
Store any leftover steak bites in the fridge up to 3 days.
📖 Variations
- Substitute beef steak for the venison, sirloin, ribeye, or tri-tip are good choices.
- Convert this into a keto recipe and leave out the honey using a sugar free sweetener in it's place.
- Use regular liquid smoke instead of hickory.
- Substitute 1 teaspoon onion powder for the minced onion.
- Use steak sauce or soy sauce in place of the Worcestershire sauce.
- Toss the cooked steak bites with sauteed mushrooms for added meaty flavor.
- Omit the marinade season the meat with salt and pepper or steak seasoning. Toss with your favorite barbecue sauce before serving.
💭 Top Tips
- Be sure to remove any silver skin from the venison tenderloin before cooking as it can leave a gamey taste to the meat.
- The exact time for cooking the venison will vary depending the different brands of air fryer you use. Be sure to check your operating guide
🙋 FAQ's
Tenderloin should be cooked quickly, so the air fryer is one of the best ways to cook it.
No, it is not necessary. The marinade is for flavor. The steaks can be cooked and then tossed with a garlic butter sauce instead of the marinade.
Yes, just heat a cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add the butter and let it melt and bubble. Add the venison steak bites to the skillet in a single layer, working in batches to avoid overcrowding. Cook the steak bites until browned on all sides.
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🍽 Serve with...
Serve these easy air fryer steak bites with a side salad or roasted asparagus, and Mashed Cauliflower with Garlic and Chives for a complete meal.
Are you new to using the air fryer? If so, then be sure to read this post on How To Use an Air Fryer to learn the best one to buy, air fryer cooking tips, cleaning tips, and more!
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📖 Recipe
Air Fryer Steak Bites with Venison Tenderloin
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Ingredients
- 1½ pounds venison tenderloin , cut into bite sized pieces
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon hickory flavored liquid smoke
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced onion
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- ½ teaspoon black pepper , (optional)
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a small mixing bowl and whisk well to combine. Pour over venison steak bites and stir to coat. Allow venison to marinate up to 1 hour.
- Strain the marinade from the meat and place in the air fryer basket in a single layer. Discard marinade. Cook at 400 for 10 minutes, or until venison steak bites are cooked to desired doneness.
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Tips and Substitutions
- Be sure to remove any silverskin from the venison tenderloin before cooking. The silverskin can leave a gamey taste to the meat.
- Substitute beef steak for the venison, sirloin, ribeye, or tri-tip are good choices.
- Substitute maple syrup for the honey.
- Use regular liquid smoke instead of hickory.
- Substitute 2 tablespoons of fresh onion for the minced onion.
- Substitute 1 garlic clove for the garlic powder.
- Toss the cooked steak bites with sauteed mushrooms for added meaty flavor.
- Be sure when cooking any meat, you always keep an eye on the internal temp. Overcooking the air fryer steak bites will make them rubbery and hard to chew.
- Leave the marinade off the steak bites and cook them with salt and pepper. Toss with your favorite barbecue sauce before serving.
Reginald Burden
The receipt was tasty and delicious. I will come to you for more receipts for now on. Thank You
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Reginald, thank you for trying the recipe and letting me know!
Sara
The setting for the airfryer, do you cook the steak on airfry or bake? Everything I use the airfry setting my food always burns
Shelby Law Ruttan
I set it on airfryer. I have used this recipe in a basket air fryer and no burning. In an air fryer with trays, I would put the tray on the center rack or bottom rack. All air fryers are different so I would check my user manual to see what your specific air fryer recommendations are.
Randi
Delicious, thank you! Definitely a great taste!
Justen Campbell
I've made this recipe and they're fantastic. Ill use this a bunch. Thanks!
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Justen, so happy you enjoyed the recipe! Thank you for coming back to rate it for me! ˜Shelby
Melissa M
Do I need to preheat the air fryer before cooking?
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Melissa, I do not preheat the airfryer. Shelby
Alexis
Amazing! My hubby is picky and he LOVED this
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Alexis, so happy to hear this! Shelby
Gwynn Galvin
My air fryer is my new best friend in the kitchen and I cannot wait to try this delicious air fryer recipe next! Looks so good!!
Shelby Law Ruttan
Thanks Gwynn! Hope you love it! Shelby
Steve
I think we have a problem, Houston. You state in nutrition, serving size is 1 gram and then you state calories as 156 kcal. Please enlighten me what the serving size in ounces, and what the serving size is for 1 serving. I just came out of a heart attack, and I don't need these calories: 156,000!!!!
Thank you, I await your answer before I start to cook this.
skaybird@outlook.com
Shelby Law Ruttan
My apologies for that! I have updated the recipe card. Hope you will enjoy the recipe!
Shelly
10 minutes in the air fryer is way to long. Venison needs to be on the rare side. I did 7 and that was to long
Shelby Law Ruttan
Hi Shelly, in my tips I indicate that air fryers and you should check what the recommendations are for your specific air fryer as they vary. I also indicate in the instructions that you should cook to your desired level of doneness.
Kay
So very good! We laid a pound of backstrap out to thaw earlier and I started looking for recipes. The first one I found, said to marinate for 4 hours so I couldn't do that. I decided to try this recipe. I didn't have honey but I did have agave nectar so I used that. I used Mesquite flavored Liquid Smoke because that was all I had. When I opened the package, the backstrap had been tenderized so I only marinated it for 45 minutes instead of an hour. I have the oven style air fryer so when it said to turn them over, I noticed, some were getting crispy on the edges so I got them out then. Served them up with asian style mixed veggies (all I had in the freezer) and it made a WONDERFUL meal! My husband is just raving over how good it is with every bite! Thank you!
Emily
We made this recipe over the stove and OH MY GOODNESS it's amazing. Will never forget this recipe! We made it with mushrooms, added peach barbeque sauce, and put it all over some baked potatoes. Can't even compare to the steak tips you get at the fair because it's even better!!!