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Ropa Vieja:
The ultimate in Cuban comfort food.
Ingredients:
- * 5-7 lb brisket, trimmed of most visible fat
- * 2 onion, divided
- * 6 clove of garlic, divided
- * 2 large red bell pepper, divided
- * 2 bay leaf, divided
- * 4 cup beef stock
- * 3 tsp olive oil
- * 1 tb dried oregano
- * 1 tb ground cumin
- * 1 14 oz can diced tomato
- * 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
- * 10 stuffed green olive, sliced in thin round
- * 2 tb caper, plus 1 tb of the brine
- * salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
- Cut your brisket into 2-inch wide strips.
- The night before you want to serve, add the brisket, 1 onion, roughly chopped, 2 whole cloves of garlic, ½ a bell pepper, 1 bay leaf, and beef stock to a slow-cooker, and set to cook on low for 6-7 hours.
- Remove the beef and set aside. Once the beef is cool enough to be handled, use 2 forks to shred the beef.
- Strain the cooking liquid, and reserve for later use in a medium bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and refrigerate long enough for the fat to solidify on top (about 20-30 minutes). Skim the fat from the liquid.
- Discard the rest of the contents from the slow cooker.
- Meanwhile, finely dice the remainder of the onions and half of the remaining bell pepper. The rest of the bell pepper should be sliced in short, thin slices.
- Mince the remaining garlic.
- Heat a large pot (dutch oven style) over medium-high heat. Add olive oil.
- Add the diced onions and both diced and sliced bell peppers, and cook for 5-10 minutes, or until onions become translucent. Add the garlic, and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Add the shredded beef to the pot, as well as ½ of the now-skimmed stock, the oregano, the cumin, the diced tomatoes, and the tomato sauce. Stir to combine.
- Lower the heat, cover the pot, and simmer for 30 minutes, or until liquid reduces and thickens a bit.
- Add the olives, brine, and capers, and cook for 15 more minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Leave simmering on low on the stove until ready to serve.
- Serve with white rice.
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Ropa Vieja
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