Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Award-winning Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, ropa vieja / shredded beef stew. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook 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. Get 1/2 large Onion
3. Take 1/2 large Green Pepper
4. Make ready 1/4 cup Green Olives
5. Make ready 1 clove Garlic
6. Prepare 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. Prepare 1 Salt to taste
12. Make ready 1 Pepper to taste
13. Take 1/2 bunch Cilantro (optional)
14. Prepare 1 tsp Oregano
15. Prepare 1 tsp Garlic Powder
16. Prepare 1 tsp Onion Powder
17. Prepare 1 tsp Red Wine Vinegar
18. Make ready 4 oz Tomato Sauce
19. Prepare 1 1/2 lb Flank Steak (approximately)
20. Get 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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