Ropa Vieja

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Ropa Vieja

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Servings: 4
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1-1.5 lb flank steak
  • 1/3 cup White cooking wine
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 1 small can of tomato sauce
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 green pepper
  • 3 -4 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 1 can small can of peas and carrots, with liquid
  • 1 tsp tomato paste
  • a little shake of oregano and some black pepper.

Method
 

  1. Prepare ahead: Boil the flank meat in a large pot of salted water with half of an onion and half a green pepper, bay leaf for an hour and 20minutes.
  2. Transfer to a bowl to cool down or, use two forks to shred the beef into thin threads. Set aside 1/2 cup of beef stock from the pot
  3. In a large skillet, heat 1-2tbsp olive oil and add the other halves of the onion and green pepper, diced, until the vegetables soften. Add the minced garlic. Sautee until fragrant.
  4. Add meat to the skillet and combine with the vegetables. Continue cooking until onions start to sweat and clarify.
  5. Add the cooking wine, tomato sauce, bay leaf, black pepper, and a little bit of oregano. Stir ingredients well. Cook covered on medium-low for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, as the sauce reduces.
  6. Add the can of peas and carrots with liquid, and tomato paste ….stir into the stew, and cook an additional 10 minutes uncovered.

Notes

Serve with rice, black bean soup, & fried green plantains, or fufu de platano.