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Ropa Vieja (Caribbean Shredded Beef)

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dinner

Tags: boiled, cuban, easy, main course, recipes using bay leaf, recipes using beef, recipes using green bell pepper, recipes using red bell pepper, recipes using wine, recipes with images, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ARopa_Vieja_%28Caribbean_Shredded_Beef%29)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ARopa%20Vieja%20%28Caribbean%20Shredded%20Beef%29&oldid=4514579

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 1 kg boiled beef (preferably flank steak, but any meat with long threads will do)
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1½ cup tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cup red cooking wine or beer

Directions

  1. 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 1 cup of the broth.
  2. Shred the meat in thin strips using a fork. Chop the onion, cut the peppers in thin strips and mince the garlic cloves.
  3. 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.
  4. Cook the mix over low heat for 20–30 minutes. Stir a few times. Season to taste.

Notes

You can also add a hint of red wine to spice it up.