RCI-DS.001.0018.001

Ropa Vieja

Name: Ropa Vieja
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 1 kg of boiled beef (pref. flank steak (but any meat with long threads will do)); 1/3 cup of olive oil; 1 unit onion; 3 unit garlic cloves; 1 unit green bell pepper; 1 unit red bell pepper; 1½ cup of tomato sauce; 1 tsp of salt; 1 unit bay leaf; 1 cup of red cooking wine or beer

thumb|250px|Authentic Cuban dish of ropa vieja (shredded flank steak in a tomato sauce base), black

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

of boiled beef (pref. flank steak
but any meat with long threads will do)
1 kg
of olive oil
1/3 cup
onion
1 unit
garlic cloves
3 unit
green bell pepper
1 unit
red bell pepper
1 unit
of tomato sauce
1½ cup
of salt
1 tsp
bay leaf
1 unit
of red cooking wine or beer
1 cup

Method

Cut the meat in pieces, not too small, not too big. Using a pressure cooker, boil the meat for about 15 minutes. Add a teaspoon of olive oil to the water to avoid foaming, also add a teaspoon of salt. After boiling the meat, save a cup of the broth.

Shred the meat in thin strips using a fork. Chop the onion, cut the peppers in thin strips and mince the garlic cloves.

Sauté the garlic and the onion for a bit in hot oil, then add the peppers, sauté a bit more. Add the meat and the rest of the ingredients, including the cup of broth.

Cook the mix low heat for 20 to 30 minutes. Stir a few times. Season to taste.

Ropa Vieja

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