Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Air Fryer Steak with Garlic Butter
A little garlic-parsley butter is a lovely finish for steak. It softens against the warm meat, giving each slice a savory coating without much fuss on the plate. The resting pause gives you a moment to look forward to that first buttery bite.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Total
- 17 min
- Original yield
- Serves 2
- Ingredients
- 7 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Cuisine
- American
- Cooking method
- Air fryer
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Preheat the air fryer
Let the appliance heat before placing the seasoned steaks in its basket.
2. Oil before seasoning
Rub the steaks with oil, then season with salt and pepper before cooking.
3. Rest before slicing
Remove the steaks after cooking and give them their resting pause before cutting.
Get to know the ingredients
Striploin steaks
The recipe uses the listed thick striploin steaks for its cooking-time guidance.
Softened salted butter
Use the room-temperature butter for stirring together the garlic topping.
Finely minced garlic
Mix the garlic and chopped parsley into the butter while the steak cooks.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 2. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Garlic butter with the steak
Serve the rested steaks with the mixed garlic-parsley butter after slicing.
A little more help as you go
Choose your doneness path
The basket cooking step gives separate timings for the listed levels of doneness.
Remove from the hot basket
Remove finished steak promptly so it doesn't keep cooking in the basket.
A few questions you might have
Should the basket be hot before adding steak?
Yes, preheat the air fryer first as directed.
When do I make the garlic butter?
Stir the butter, garlic and parsley together while the steak cooks.
Can I slice immediately?
Allow the resting pause specified after removing the steaks from the air fryer.
Is there one cooking time for every doneness?
The directions provide different timings for the listed doneness preferences.
Does the butter cook in the basket?
No, mix it separately and serve it with the rested steak.
Any more cooking tips?
Tips: Bring the meat to room temp. I always set the steak out on the counter 10-15 minutes before I’m going to cook it to bring it to room temperature. This helps it cook more evenly! Preheat the air fryer. You want the air fryer to be hot before you add in the meat so it starts cooking right away. If you don’t preheat the air fryer, the outside of the meat could burn before the inside is fully cooked. Remove the steak right away. Remove the steak from the basket as soon as it’s done so it doesn’t continue to cook from the residual heat. Let it rest. Let the steak sit for 5-10 minutes before you slice into it so the moisture can redistribute. If you cut into it too soon, you’ll end up with dry meat. Storage: Leftover cooked steak will last in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. To reheat, thaw in the fridge if frozen, then warm in the oven, in a skillet on the stove, or back in the air fryer until heated through.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: thereciperebel.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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