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Air Fryer Steak

Air Fryer Steak

Make perfect Air Fryer Steak that is seared on the outside and juicy on the inside. Air frying steak is quick and easy with no splatter or mess in the kitchen!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Servings: 4 Size: 1x6oz steak
Author: Skinny Taste

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 sirloin steaks 1 inch thick (1 1/2 lbs total)
  • olive oil spray (or sparingly with olive oil)

Instructions

  • Combine the spices in a small bowl.
  • Spray the steak with olive oil and coat both sides with the spices.
  • Preheat the air fryer so the basket gets hot. For a 1-inch steak, air fry 400℉ 10 minutes turning halfway, for medium rare; for medium, cook 12 minutes, flipping halfway. (See temp chart below, time may vary slightly with different air fryer models, and the thickness of the steaks.)
  • Finish with a pinch of more salt and black pepper.
  • Let it rest, tented with foil 5 minutes before slicing.

Notes

How long do steaks take in the air fryer?
  • Medium Steak: For 1-inch-thick steaks cooked to medium-rare, cook the steak in a preheated air fryer for 12 minutes and flip it at six minutes.
  • Medium-Rare Steaks: For 1-inch-thick steaks cooked to medium-rare, cook the steak in a preheated air fryer for 10 minutes and flip it at five minutes.
  • Adjust Time Depending on Thickness: For thicker or thinner steaks, adjust the cooking time accordingly.
Use a meat probe to test your steaks and take them out five degrees before your desired doneness, as the meat temp will increase as it rests.
  • Rare: 125°F
  • Medium-Rare: 135°F
  • Medium: 145°F
  • Medium Well: 155°F
  • Well: 160°F
 
Bryan’s Notes
My wife and I had a hankering for a steak, and the local supermarket had a good special on “Petite NY Sirloin Steak”, so we bought some, and looked on the web for advice on how to cook them in our Air Fryer. This recipe gave me the essential information that I needed.
I cooked my wife’s steak to about 125°F, and did not season it with the spice mixture as she doesn’t like her steak “adorned”. I took hers out, to let it rest, while I cooked mine a little longer, to about 135°F. (I like mine a little more done than ‘walking off the plate’, and I like the spice mixture added.) Instead of the timings in this recipe, I used my normal practice of incrementally cooking until the required internal temperature was reached on an instant thermometer.
The results were great! Nice juiciness, while the outside was nice and brown.
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