Sweet and Sticky Steak Bites

Steak bites piled on a white serving platter.

5 from 1 vote

Sweet and Sticky Steak Bites

These steak bites are a sweet and sticky little nugget of beef. They make for an awesome appetizer, but they're so good you could even serve these as the main dish.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1 30

Total Time1 50

Course: Appetizer, Main Dish, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American, Barbecue

Keyword: Steak Bites

Servings: people

Author: Susie Bulloch

Ingredients

4 beef filet steaks about 2 inches thick
2 Tablespoons Hey Grill Hey Beef Rub or equal parts salt, pepper, and garlic powder
2 Tablespoons Hey Grill Hey Sweet Rub recipe link in notes section
2 Tablespoons Hook's Midnight Rub or your favorite activated charcoal rub
½ cup Hey Grill Hey Everything Sauce or your favorite BBQ sauce
¼ cup dark brown sugar
¼ cup butter

Instructions

Preheat. Preheat your smoker to 225 degrees F.
Prepare the steaks. Carefully trim away any silverskin or large chunks of fat on the outside of the steaks. Cut the steaks into 1 1/2-inch cubes.
Season. Pour the Sweet Rub and Beef Rub onto a small plate and mix to combine. Pour the Midnight Rub on a second place. Dip the top and bottom of each steak bite into the Midnight Rub and then roll the sides in the Sweet Rub. Set the seasoned bites onto a flat cooling rack. Repeat until all of the steak pieces are seasoned.
Smoke the steak bites. Transfer the cooling rack with the steak bites onto the smoker grates. Close the lid and smoke for about an hour, or until the steak bites reach 120 degrees F.
Sauce. Transfer the steak bites to a cast iron skillet or aluminum pan. Drizzle with the BBQ sauce, sprinkle the brown sugar evenly across the bites and dot with pats of butter.
Smoke again. Place the skillet back on the smoker, close the lid, and continue cooking until the steaks reach 130 degrees F, the butter has melted and the sauce has tightened around the steak bites. Serve warm.

Video

Notes

Sweet Rub

Purchase it from the store HERE: Sweet Rub
Make it from scratch using this RECIPE: Best Sweet Rub Recipe

Nutrition