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Ropa Vieja

September 19, 2014 By Angie Trusty

Ropa vieja, translates to “old clothes”.  Although that doesn’t sound very appetizing, it describes the shreds of meat, peppers, and onions resembling a mess of colorful rags.  I serve this with Spanish Yellow Rice or corn tortillas.

Ropa Vieja
 
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Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
  • 6 oz bacon
  • 2 lb flank steak, cut into 1½" strips
  • Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 6 oz tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp. cumin
  • 1 tbsp. dried thyme
  • 1 tbsp. dried oregano
  • 1 tbsp. minced garlic
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 1 16 oz. can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 yellow or green bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup halved, pimiento stuffed green olives
  • ¼ cup capers, drained and rinsed
  • 1 tbsp. white vinegar
  • ¼ cup roughly chopped cilantro
Instructions
  1. Render bacon in a 6-qt. Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Transfer to a plate, leaving fat in pot.
  2. Season steak with salt and pepper. Working in batches, cook steak until browned on both sides, about 3 minutes per side; transfer to plate.
  3. Add onion to pot; cook until soft, about 4 minutes. Add tomato paste, cumin, thyme, oregano, garlic and bay leaf; stir and cook until lightly caramelized, about 3 minutes. Add wine; cook, scraping bottom of pot, for 1 minute.
  4. Return bacon and steak to pot with broth, and tomatoes. Reduce to medium-low; cook, covered, until steak is very tender, about 3 hours.
  5. Remove steak, and shred; return meat to pot with peppers, olives, capers and vinegar. Cook until sauce is slightly thickened, about 30 minutes.
  6. Serve with Spanish yellow rice and top with cilantro.
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Adapted from Cuban-Style Ropa Vieja at www.Saveur.com

 

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