Ropa Vieja (Cuban Meat Stew)

Description

A filling beef meal, Ropa Vieja is a main course of shredded and braised beef with plenty of healthy, tasty vegetables like onions, peppers and olives. Our GOYA® Ropa Vieja recipe is sure to satisfy the hungriest of appetites. Lots of rice adds a fluffy texture to a full plate, too. Serve Ropa Vieja with GOYA® Frozen Ripe Plantains for a classic Latin pairing.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons Goya Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 ½ pounds flank steak, cut in 3-inch x 4-inch pieces
  • Goya Adobo with Pepper, to taste
  • 2 large yellow onions, finely chopped
  • 1 ½ green bell peppers, finely chopped
  • 1 (6 ounce) jar Goya Sofrito
  • 3 teaspoons Goya Minced Garlic
  • 1 (8 ounce) can Goya Tomato Sauce
  • 1 packet Sazon Goya with Coriander and Annatto
  • 1 packet Goya Powdered Beef Bouillon
  • ¼ teaspoon Goya Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 cup Goya Spanish Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos, sliced
  • 1 (2 ounce) jar Goya Capers
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 cups cooked Canilla Extra Long Grain Rice

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Season meat with Adobo. Add steak to pot and cook in batches
  2. flipping once
  3. until well browned
  4. about 10 minutes. Transfer meat to a plate. Lower heat to medium. Stir in onions and peppers. Cook
  5. stirring occasionally
  6. until vegetables are soft
  7. about 10 minutes. Add sofrito and garlic to pot; cook until fragrant
  8. about 1 minute.
  9. Stir in 3 cups of water
  10. tomato sauce
  11. Sazon
  12. beef bouillon and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil. Return beef to pot. Lower heat to medium low and simmer
  13. covered
  14. stirring occasionally
  15. about 45 minutes. Stir in olives and capers. Cover pot; simmer until meat shreds easily with fork
  16. 1 – 1 1/2 hours
  17. adding more water in 1/4 cup measurements
  18. if pot becomes dry. Transfer meat to work surface; shred meat with two forks. Bring remaining sauce to a boil. Mix meat and cilantro into sauce. Serve with white rice.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs 35 mins

Total Time: 3 hrs

Servings: 6

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