Ropa Vieja
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 to 10 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 424
- Total Fat
- 26
- Saturated Fat
- 10
- Carbohydrates
- 10
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 5
- Protein
- 38
- Cholesterol
- 118
- Sodium
- 809
- Total: 3 hr 40 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Inactive: 20 min
- Cook: 3 hr
Ingredients
4 pounds skirt steak or flank steak
4 medium onions, coarsely chopped and separated into 2 parts
2 carrots, coarsely chopped
3 celery stalk, coarsely chopped
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 jalapenos, minced
2 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon salt
10 fresh plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped or 2 cans chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped parsley leaves
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Directions
- In a large stock pot, put in the meat, 2 chopped onions, carrot, celery and bay leaf. Cover with water by 2 inches. Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- When meat is very tender, turn off heat and let meat cool in liquid for 20 min, remove from broth. Set aside. Discard vegetables and strain broth through a sieve. Return broth to heat, and boil to reduce by half, about 20 to 30 minutes. When meat is cool, cut off any fat and pull into shreds about 2 inches wide.
- While broth is reducing, heat oil in a large skillet. Over medium heat, cook the remaining half of onions, the garlic, jalapenos, green peppers and 1 tablespoon salt until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon of salt.
- Stir in 3 cups reduced broth and tomatoes. Cook for 10 minutes over medium heat. Stir in shredded meat, parsley, oregano, and cumin. Cook 10 minutes more.
- Serve with white rice.