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Ropa Vieja, Cuba's famously delicious shredded beef stew with peppers, tomatoes and olives, is a great recipe for the slow cooker! I've lived way too long hearing about, being tempted by, but not cooking Cuba's national dish, ropa vieja: shredded beef stew. Cuban Ropa Vieja is tender beef that's slow cooked in a savory broth with wine, tomato sauce and Latin spices, then shredded to look like rags Shred the beef, and toss it back into the sauce.
Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook ropa vieja / shredded beef stew using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients
The ingredients needed to make Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew:
- Prepare 2 tbsp EVOO
- Prepare 1/2 large Onion
- Make ready 1/2 large Green Pepper
- Get 1/4 cup Green Olives
- Prepare 1 clove Garlic
- Make ready 2 tbsp Sofrito
- Get 1 envelope Sazon
- Make ready 1 envelope Chicken Bouillon
- Take 2 cup Water
- Get 1 cup Chicken or Beef Stock
- Get 1 Salt to taste
- Prepare 1 Pepper to taste
- Make ready 1/2 bunch Cilantro (optional)
- Make ready 1 tsp Oregano
- Get 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- Prepare 1 tsp Onion Powder
- Take 1 tsp Red Wine Vinegar
- Prepare 4 oz Tomato Sauce
- Make ready 1 1/2 lb Flank Steak (approximately)
- Prepare 1 Bay Leaf
Shredded beef and vegetables that resemble a heap of colorful rags - that's Ropa Vieja. From the Spanish term for "old clothes", this is Traditionally it was a way to stretch the leftovers of stews such as puchero or cocida, both of which are garbanzo-based dishes as is the original Spanish version of. A filling beef meal, Ropa Vieja is a main course of shredded and braised beef with plenty of healthy, tasty vegetables like onions, peppers and olives. Our GOYA® Ropa Vieja recipe is sure to satisfy the hungriest of appetites.
Instructions
Steps to make Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew:
- Thoroughly rinse and dry your meat. Cut into 3 big slices.
- Add EVOO to a large (somewhat deep) pan and brown the meat on medium to low heat. At this point we just want to brown the meat not completely cook it so only about 5 minutes on each side.
- In the mean-time, slice the onion and green pepper and chop the garlic and cilantro.
- Once meat is browned, take out of the pan and set aside. In the same pan, add vegetables (onions, green peppers, garlic). Add more EVOO if necessary. Cook until onions are translucent then add sazon, chucken bouillon, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, sofrito, olives, tomato sauce, bay leaf, vinegar, stock and water. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and cook for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, add meat to sauce. Cover and cook on Low for about 2 hours or until meat is tender and easily shreddable.
- After 2 - 2 1/2 hours, shred beef inside the pan with 2 wooden spoons (or forks). Adjust seasoning if necessary. Add cilantro, cover pan and cook for 10 more minutes.
- Serve with white rice or mashed potatoes and Enjoy!
Lots of rice adds a fluffy texture to a full plate, too. Beef Chicken & Beef Cuban Recipes. Ropa Vieja is a traditional Cuban dish and perhaps the main Cuban comfort food dish that many know. Stir until tomato paste is well combined. Then add vino seco- dry white cooking wine.
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