Slow-Cooked Ropa Vieja

  Dinner

I traveled to Cuba a few years ago and had some of the best food imaginable. This dish stuck out, and when I returned home I began to experiment with making ropa vieja in the slow cooker. I hope you enjoy the flavors of Cuba as much as I do.

Slow-Cooked Ropa Vieja

Average Rating: 5

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 35 min. Cook: 8 hours
YIELD: 6 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 beef flank steak (2 pounds)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 1/2 cup dry vermouth
  • 1/2 cup dry red wine or additional beef broth
  • 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 large carrot, sliced
  • 1 small sweet red pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 Cubanelle or mild banana pepper, thinly sliced
  • 3 springs fresh oregano
  • Hot cooked rice
  • Optional: Additional fresh oregano, lime wedges and sliced green olives with pimientos

Instructions

  • 1. Cut steak into 6 pieces; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; brown meat in batches. Transfer meat to a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Add broth, vermouth, wine and tomato paste to pan. Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Pour over meat.
  • 2. Top with onion, carrot, red pepper, Cubanelle pepper and oregano. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 8-10 hours. Remove oregano sprigs; discard. Remove meat; shred with 2 forks. Return to slow cooker; heat through. Serve with rice and, if desired, additional oregano, lime wedges and green olives.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 278 calories, 11g fat (5g saturated fat), 72mg cholesterol, 611mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 2g fiber), 32g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
4 lean meat, 1 vegetable.

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