Ladybirds BBQ or Roast Lettuce Cups

Name: Ladybirds BBQ or Roast Lettuce Cups
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250 grams silver side steaks or sandwich steaks of your choice; 100 ml bbq marinate of your choice; 4 small potatoes; 1/4 of a butternut pumpkin; 2 slice short cut bacon; 9 medium to small lettuce leaves .; 1/4 lebanese cucumber or 12 thin slices; 1 small carrot; 6 blueberry tomatoes or 4 extra cherry tomatoes; 8 cherry tomatoes; 3/4 cup grated cheese of your choice , i used colby tasty; 9 stick of garlic chives or plain chives; 1 dozen or so basil or parsley leaves .; 1 pinch salt per lettuce leaf; 1 pinch cracked black pepper per each lettuce leaf

ladybird @cook_3526165

fun way to eat at a BBQ instead of the usual boring meat rolls and salad . :-)

ladybird @cook_3526165

fun way to eat at a BBQ instead of the usual boring meat rolls and salad . :-)

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Ingredients

250 gramssilver side steaks or sandwich steaks of your choice
100 mlbbq marinate of your choice
4 smallpotatoes
1/4of a butternut pumpkin
2 sliceshort cut bacon
9 mediumto small lettuce leaves .
1/4lebanese cucumber or 12 thin slices
1 smallcarrot
6blueberry tomatoes or 4 extra cherry tomatoes
8cherry tomatoes
3/4 cupgrated cheese of your choice , i used colby tasty
9 stickof garlic chives or plain chives
1 dozenor so basil or parsley leaves .
1 pinchsalt per lettuce leaf
1 pinchcracked black pepper per each lettuce leaf

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Steps

1

Place the steaks into a casserole dish and add the Marinade ontop of the meat , turning the meat to ensure coated all over , place lid on the casserole dish and place in the fridge for at least 2-4 hours .
2

Preheat the oven to 160°C .
3

Peel and the potatoes and pumpkin , then cut them into small chunks . Slice the bacon into strips .
4

Take the prepared marinated meat in the casserole dish out of the fridge and place into the Preheated oven , covered , and cook for about 15-18 minutes , then turn the meat and leave uncovered and proceed to cook for a further 8-10 minutes or until cooked through and sauce have reduced . Then remove from the oven and leave in casserole dish till needed .
5

Place oil in a large fryingpan/skillet and heat on high , next place the prepared potatoes and pumpkin chunks into the heated oil in the pan and turn the heat down to medium low and toss to coat oil in the oil , cover the pan and proceed to cook 8-10 minutes or until golden on the bottom , now add the bacon pieces and turn the potatoes and pumpkin chunks , cover and proceed to cook for a further 8-10 minutes or until cooked through and golden all over , once cooked remove from heat and remove from the oil .
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Whilst things are cooking , peel and slice the cucumber and slice the larger slices in half again , and cut all the cherry tomatoes in half and peel and grate the carrot , then grate the cheese and set all aside till needed .
7

Break up the lettuce leaves so that you have individual leaves and finding the medium to smaller ones , wash and dry the leaves lightly and set aside till needed .
8

Take your prepared cooked steaks and slice them into thin strips .
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Once everything is prepared and cooked time to build you bbq lettuce cups , using the prepared lettuce leaves , place on serving plate and to each leaf add a few of the fryroasted potato and pumpkin bits to the bottom of the lettuce cups followed by a few of the cooked bacon strips and topped with a few slices of the cooked marinated steak strips .
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Now add a few pieces of the cucumber slices , topped with some of the grated carrot and add 4 or 5 tomato halves and topped with some of the grated cheese , season with salt and cracked black pepper .
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Garnish with some chopped chives and couple basil or parsley leaves , serve and enjoy . :-) .
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Note : the marinated steak , potatoes , pumpkin and bacon. can be done in the oven , on the stove top or BBQ / grill . Enjoy :-)