Ropa Vieja
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4-6
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
- Season meat with salt and pepper.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pot and brown meat well on both sides.
- Add water. Cover and simmer over low heat 2 ½ hours
- Allow meat to cool, covered, in pan juices. Shred meat and set aside in a bowl with pan juices.
- Heat remaining oil in large pot.
- Sauté onions and garlic apx 2 minute (do not let garlic brown).
- Add green pepper. Sauté apx 2 minute longer. Add tomato sauce, salt, bay leaf, wine and meat with pan juices.
- Cover. Simmer over low heat 20 minute
- Remove bay leaf.
- Serve over rice.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Lisa1
Spring Park, Minnesota