Sticky Steak Bites (Print Version)
Juicy steak cubes tossed in buttery, smoky barbecue sauce and a sprinkle of brown sugar. They’re absolutely impossible to resist.
# Ingredients:
→ Beef
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4 thick beef filet steaks, each about 5 cm
→ Seasonings
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2 tablespoons sweet BBQ rub
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2 tablespoons beef spice blend or your mix of salt, pepper, garlic powder
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2 tablespoons charcoal rub
→ Sauce and Toppings
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55 g unsalted butter
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120 ml barbecue sauce
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55 g packed dark brown sugar
# Steps:
01 -
Go ahead and set your smoker to 107°C. Give it time to settle so the whole thing heats up nice and even.
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Slice your steaks into roughly 4 cm cubes after trimming off bits of silverskin and extra fat.
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Stir together the sweet BBQ rub and the beef spice mix on one dish. Keep activated charcoal rub waiting on another plate by itself.
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First, dip the tops and bottoms of each steak chunk into your dish of charcoal rub, then roll the sides around in the sweet plus beef seasoning mix. Set the cubes on a wire rack.
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Lay your rack with seasoned beef cubes right onto the smoker grates. Shut the lid and let them smoke for about an hour, or until the inside hits 49°C.
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Shift the smoky beef cubes into a metal pan or cast iron skillet. Smother them with BBQ sauce, sprinkle dark sugar everywhere, then drop butter pieces all over the top.
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Slide that pan back in. Shut the lid again. Wait while the beef heats up to 54°C, the butter’s totally melted, and the sauce gets glossy and coats all the meat.
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Serve those bites warm and enjoy them as a snack or for dinner. Up to you.
# Notes:
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Make sure every meat cube is totally covered with seasoning, and be patient with the smoking—tender is worth it.