Ropa Vieja
(GF)
Tender beef shredded apart with peppers and onions in a flavorful tomato sauce. Serve it with some rice and beans, and it is truly the ultimate comfort food.
Yield: 6-8 Servings
Ropa Vieja
Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 3 H & 20 MTotal time: 3 H & 40 M
Ingredients
- 3 pounds Beef Chuck
- 3 Bell Peppers, sliced
- 1 large Yellow Onion, sliced
- 8 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 1 TB Dried Oregano
- 2 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1 TB Paprika
- 1/2 cup dry White Wine
- 28 oz can Whole Peeled Tomatoes
- 1 cup Beef Stock
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1 cup Pimento Stuffed Green Olives, halved
- 1/2 TB White Vinegar
- Avocado oil
- Kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300F.
- Pat beef chuck dry with paper towels and season with kosher salt.
- Bring a Dutch oven or oven safe pot to high heat with some avocado oil.
- Sear beef chuck on all sides, about 5 minute per side, and then remove.
- Lower heat to medium, add in peppers and onions, season with salt, and cook down for 5 minutes.
- Add in garlic and spices and sauté for a minute.
- Add in white wine and cook down for a minute.
- Add in beef stock, tomatoes, and bay leaves.
- Nestle the beef back into the pot, bring to a boil, cover and into the oven for 3 hours or until the beef is very tender.
- Remove the beef from the pot, shred it, and place back in the pot.
- Add in the olives and vinegar and season with salt to taste if needed.
