Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew
Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, ropa vieja / shredded beef stew. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have ropa vieja / shredded beef stew using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew:
  1. Prepare 2 tbsp EVOO
  2. Make ready 1/2 large Onion
  3. Make ready 1/2 large Green Pepper
  4. Make ready 1/4 cup Green Olives
  5. Prepare 1 clove Garlic
  6. Make ready 2 tbsp Sofrito
  7. Make ready 1 envelope Sazon
  8. Make ready 1 envelope Chicken Bouillon
  9. Prepare 2 cup Water
  10. Take 1 cup Chicken or Beef Stock
  11. Get 1 Salt to taste
  12. Prepare 1 Pepper to taste
  13. Make ready 1/2 bunch Cilantro (optional)
  14. Prepare 1 tsp Oregano
  15. Make ready 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  16. Prepare 1 tsp Onion Powder
  17. Make ready 1 tsp Red Wine Vinegar
  18. Make ready 4 oz Tomato Sauce
  19. Take 1 1/2 lb Flank Steak (approximately)
  20. Take 1 Bay Leaf
Steps to make Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew:
  1. Thoroughly rinse and dry your meat. Cut into 3 big slices.
  2. Add EVOO to a large (somewhat deep) pan and brown the meat on medium to low heat. At this point we just want to brown the meat not completely cook it so only about 5 minutes on each side.
  3. In the mean-time, slice the onion and green pepper and chop the garlic and cilantro.
  4. Once meat is browned, take out of the pan and set aside. In the same pan, add vegetables (onions, green peppers, garlic). Add more EVOO if necessary. Cook until onions are translucent then add sazon, chucken bouillon, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, sofrito, olives, tomato sauce, bay leaf, vinegar, stock and water. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and cook for 5 minutes.
  5. After 5 minutes, add meat to sauce. Cover and cook on Low for about 2 hours or until meat is tender and easily shreddable.
  6. After 2 - 2 1/2 hours, shred beef inside the pan with 2 wooden spoons (or forks). Adjust seasoning if necessary. Add cilantro, cover pan and cook for 10 more minutes.
  7. Serve with white rice or mashed potatoes and Enjoy!

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