Name: Garlic Parmesan Steak Bites with Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients: 1.5 pounds sirloin steak (or ribeye if you’re feeling fancy), cut into 1-inch cubes; 2 tablespoons olive oil (the good stuff, if you have it); 4 tablespoons butter (salted is fine, we’re not writing a cookbook here); 6 cloves garlic, minced (or more, I don’t police garlic amounts); 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried if that’s what you’ve got); 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (not the stuff in the green can, please); 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (the magic ingredient); Salt and pepper (be generous); Red pepper flakes (optional, for some heat); 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped (mostly for looking fancy); 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes (the yellow ones that make creamy mashed potatoes); 1/2 cup butter (yes, more butter. This isn’t health food.); 1/2 cup heavy cream (or milk if you’re trying to pretend this is lighter); 4 cloves roasted garlic (optional but game-changing); 1/4 cup sour cream (the secret to amazing mashed potatoes); Salt and white pepper to taste (black pepper works too, you’ll just see it)

Description

Okay, so this is basically your new favorite way to make steak when you don’t feel like going full steakhouse mode. These are juicy little nuggets of steak heaven, seared to perfection, swimming in a ridiculous garlic butter sauce, then showered with parmesan cheese. And because we’re not monsters, we serve them over a cloud of creamy mashed potatoes that soak up all that amazing sauce. It’s fancy enough for date night but easy enough that you won’t curse my name halfway through making it.

Ingredients

Scale

For the Steak Bites:

1.5 pounds sirloin steak (or ribeye if you’re feeling fancy), cut into 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoons olive oil (the good stuff, if you have it)
4 tablespoons butter (salted is fine, we’re not writing a cookbook here)
6 cloves garlic, minced (or more, I don’t police garlic amounts)
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried if that’s what you’ve got)
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (not the stuff in the green can, please)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (the magic ingredient)
Salt and pepper (be generous)
Red pepper flakes (optional, for some heat)
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped (mostly for looking fancy)

For the Mashed Potatoes:

2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes (the yellow ones that make creamy mashed potatoes)
1/2 cup butter (yes, more butter. This isn’t health food.)
1/2 cup heavy cream (or milk if you’re trying to pretend this is lighter)
4 cloves roasted garlic (optional but game-changing)
1/4 cup sour cream (the secret to amazing mashed potatoes)
Salt and white pepper to taste (black pepper works too, you’ll just see it)