If your mouth waters as you hear the menu selection of steak, you are not alone my son Jason, will drool over a nice steak, drenched with sauce.  My son’s favorite meal is steak, with a side of mashed potatoes and a vegetable.

Here are tips for air frying steaks–

1. Choose the right cut of meat- Filet Mignon, Ribeyes, Strip Steaks, Top Sirloin, Porterhouse, and T-Bone are all great for the air fryer. They all have a great fat and meat ratio for the grill or air fryer.

2. Choose the right quality of meat-Purchase a good quality of meat, from a butcher or from the supermarket. They grade meat on marbling and the connective tissues. Marbling should be shown throughout the meat with white-colored fat (marbling)  I always look for a thin coat of marble throughout the meat for the air fryer or Instant Pot, since it will melt and give a nice flavor to the meat, without it being greasy.

3. Season-Salt your meat before you place your meat in the air fryer.

4. Room Temperature (Before You Cook)-Take your meat from the refrigerator and let it rest on the counter for about 15 to 30 minutes, before cooking. Steak at room temperature absorbs the seasonings better. It also helps the fibers in the meat loosen, which will produce a tender cut of meat. Room temperature steaks (meat) also cook faster than cold steak (meats) seasonings better.

5. Let Your Cooked Steak (Meat) Rest Again-After cooking let your meat rest, just about 5 minutes. It helps to let the juices flow to the center of the steak so that when you cut the steak, all of the juices will not flow out. This will give you a better piece of meat for dinner or lunch.

Kitchen Items Used: (Note: Affiliate links are included in this post)

Omni, Air Fryer

J.A. Henckels 6-Inch High Carbon Stainless Steel Chef’s Kitchen Knife

 Stainless Steel Measuring Cups, 5 Piece Set

Hudson Essentials Stainless Steel Measuring Cups Set-6 Piece Stackable Set with Spout

Anchor Glass Measuring Set–This is one of the handiest tools in the Kitchen 

Italian Olive Wood Spatula

OXO Good Grips 12 Inch Stainless-Steel Locking Tongs

EVOO Air Fryer, Best Friend

Don’t Forget to Pin–

Air Fryer, Sirloin Steaks with Dijon Butter (KETO Friendly)

Making steak in the air fryer has never been the same, whether it’s rib eye, prime rib or roast, this is a fail-safe recipe. Today, I used sirloin steak, and I made a simple dijon compound butter to go on top.

• Author: ForkToSpoon.com
• Prep Time: 10
• Cook Time: 10
• Total Time: 20
• Yield: 2 servings 1x
• Category: Main Course
• Method: Air Fryer
• Cuisine: American

Scale 1x2x3x

Ingredients

• 2 sirloin steaks
• olive oil
• salt and pepper

Compound Butter;

• 2 tablespoons room temperature butter
• 1 scallion, diced
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (make sure it is KETO friendly, if on KETO)
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. he first thing I do when making steak (I got this hint from one of Bobby Flay’s shows) let the meat rest at room temperature for AT LEAST 30 minutes.
2. Start by preheating the air fryer, steak is one of the few recipes, that I preheat the air fryer for. But the meat will come out better, so turn the air fryer oven’/basket on for 5 minutes at 400 degrees F.
3. Then rub the olive oil or butter all over the steak, and season with salt and pepper.
4. Set the steaks in the air fryer for 6 minutes, then flip and air fry for another 6 minutes.
5. Again, per Bobby Flay, let the steak rest for at least 5 minutes.
6. Top with the Dijon Compound Butter (instructions in note section)
7. Plate, serve, and enjoy!

Notes

To make the Dijon Compound Butter:

Start with room temperature butter. In a small mixing bowl, add the butter, diced scallions, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper.  Mix well.

Scoop the mixed ingredients into the center of a piece of plastic wrap (saran wrap) and then roll, it up into a log. Place in the freezer, for about 10 minutes. Then cut, and place on the steak.