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Ropa Vieja Recipe


Ropa Vieja Recipe
I got this from one of Jeff Smith's "Frugal Gourmet" cookbooks seveal years ago. I make it often.

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Ingredients
  • 3 1/2 lbs chuck roast
  • salt and pepper (to taste)
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • hot cooked rice (for serving)

Directions
  1. Season meat with salt and pepper.
  2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pot and brown meat well on both sides.
  3. Add water. Cover and simmer over low heat 2 ½ hours
  4. Allow meat to cool, covered, in pan juices. Shred meat and set aside in a bowl with pan juices.
  5. Heat remaining oil in large pot.
  6. Sauté onions and garlic apx 2 minute (do not let garlic brown).
  7. Add green pepper. Sauté apx 2 minute longer. Add tomato sauce, salt, bay leaf, wine and meat with pan juices.
  8. Cover. Simmer over low heat 20 minute
  9. Remove bay leaf.
  10. Serve over rice.

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Comments


This looks like a good but simple recipe!
Thanks for sharing it with us.


Aw, I remember this well. One of our favorite's. Jeff Smith was a good cook.


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