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Fried Beef Lettuce Cups à la Provençal with Zucchini

We created this recipe as part of a trio of starters to stimulate your hunger and to pair with a glass (or two) of chilled Mirabeau rosé. With a slight Asian influence, the stir-fried Provençal beef and zucchini (courgette) are served on a bed of little gem lettuce (baby romaine). This light starter works well as an appetizer or a tapas style menu.

Provençal Fried Beef with Courgette on Little Gem Salad

Easy and quick, this appetizer takes a bit of Provencal liberty with Asian-style lettuce cups. Little Gem Lettuce is a perfect "holder" for the beef and courgette mixture, but if you cannot find these baby Romaine will work too.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Appetizer

Cuisine French, Provencal

Servings people

Equipment

1 skillet hex-clad non-stick (12-inch)

Ingredients

2 zucchinis (courgettes) washed and chopped
a few sprigs of thyme
sea salt
1-2 Little Gem Lettuces Baby Romaine
150 g Beef Mince Meat

Instructions

Fry off the meat in a hot pan with some olive oil. Add the courgettes and fry for another couple of minutes. Season to taste and add some thyme leaves. Wash the little gem lettuce leaves and pat to dry. Add some mixture of the meat and courgette mixture to each leaf. Decorate the leaves on a wooden board or rustic plate.

Keyword Beef, Salad

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Maison Mirabeau Wine

Stephen had been in the corporate world for 15 years and in August 2008 turned down a promotion that would have meant more money but also more stress, longer hours and less time with his young family. For many years the Cronks had been dreaming and talking about moving to France to make their own wine, but the moment never seemed quite right to make the big leap.

Soon after, a good redundancy offer seemed the perfect opportunity to turn the dream into reality and after selling their beloved house, they left the leafy suburbs of south-west London in August 2009. Their worldly possessions were packed up on the back of a truck and with barely a word of French between them, the family headed south to a small village called Cotignac, in the heart of Provence.

The Cronks spent a year getting their bearings, learning to live the provençal way, as Stephen was criss-crossing the country researching and finding the best vineyards to work with. The next step was setting up a small wine business with the principle objective of making a Provence rosé that would be regarded as one of the very best from the region, while building a brand that people would grow to love. In order to achieve this aim, they put together a highly experienced winemaking team and threw their heart and soul into the brand and innovative communications with their customers. Mirabeau is now being sold in more than 30 markets, has won medals and earned acclaim from some of the world’s toughest wine critics, but what really makes Stephen happiest is that their wines are an integral part of people having a great time together.

Read more about the Mirabeau Wine story here.

Fried Beef Lettuce Cups à la Provençal with Zucchini