Easiest Way to Prepare Ultimate Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, ropa vieja / shredded beef stew. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook ropa vieja / shredded beef stew using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew:

1. Get 2 tbsp EVOO
2. Make ready 1/2 large Onion
3. Make ready 1/2 large Green Pepper
4. Get 1/4 cup Green Olives
5. Make ready 1 clove Garlic
6. Make ready 2 tbsp Sofrito
7. Prepare 1 envelope Sazon
8. Get 1 envelope Chicken Bouillon
9. Make ready 2 cup Water
10. Take 1 cup Chicken or Beef Stock
11. Take 1 Salt to taste
12. Get 1 Pepper to taste
13. Make ready 1/2 bunch Cilantro (optional)
14. Prepare 1 tsp Oregano
15. Make ready 1 tsp Garlic Powder
16. Take 1 tsp Onion Powder
17. Get 1 tsp Red Wine Vinegar
18. Make ready 4 oz Tomato Sauce
19. Take 1 1/2 lb Flank Steak (approximately)
20. Get 1 Bay Leaf

Steps to make Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew:

1. Thoroughly rinse and dry your meat. Cut into 3 big slices.
2. Add EVOO to a large (somewhat deep) pan and brown the meat on medium to low heat. At this point we just want to brown the meat not completely cook it so only about 5 minutes on each side.
3. In the mean-time, slice the onion and green pepper and chop the garlic and cilantro.
4. Once meat is browned, take out of the pan and set aside. In the same pan, add vegetables (onions, green peppers, garlic). Add more EVOO if necessary. Cook until onions are translucent then add sazon, chucken bouillon, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, sofrito, olives, tomato sauce, bay leaf, vinegar, stock and water. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and cook for 5 minutes.
5. After 5 minutes, add meat to sauce. Cover and cook on Low for about 2 hours or until meat is tender and easily shreddable.
6. After 2 - 2 1/2 hours, shred beef inside the pan with 2 wooden spoons (or forks). Adjust seasoning if necessary. Add cilantro, cover pan and cook for 10 more minutes.
7. Serve with white rice or mashed potatoes and Enjoy!

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