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    Ropa Vieja


    Source of Recipe


    realist

    List of Ingredients




    1 flank steak (about 1-1 1/2 lbs.)
    2 onions, chopped
    1 or 2 green peppers, chopped
    1 jalapeno or serrano pepper (if you like your food spicier), optional
    4 or more cloves garlic, chopped

    * 2 cups no-salt-added tomatoes put through a blender or food processor OR 2 cups no-salt-added tomato sauce, if you can find it. (I use the tomatoes because I can't find NSA tomato sauce)

    1 cup white wine
    2 bay leaves
    pam cooking spray
    pepper to taste
    water

    Recipe



    Pepper the flank steak. Heat a DRY cast iron frying pan on the stove for about 5 minutes, until it is really hot. Brown steak in frying pan for about 4 minutes each side. If your smoke alarm goes off, you're doing it right. Add enough water to reach the top of the steak, cover and simmer (low heat) for about 2 hours, until strands of meat pull off easily. Let meat cool. When cool enough to handle, shred meat. (I do this by hand.) Set shredded meat and pan juices aside.

    In a clean pan (preferably non-stick, DON'T use a cast iron pan for this part. The iron will react with the tomatoes.), heat some cooking spray**. Brown onions and garlic. Add green peppers and serrano or jalapeno pepper (if desired) and cook for a few minutes. Add meat, cooking broth (from frying pan), tomato sauce, wine and bay leaves. Cook uncovered for about 1/2 hour. Serve with rice.

 

 

 

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