Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja
Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja- shredded beef flavored with lots of onions, bell pepper, garlic, and spices plus green olives. It's a great slow cooker beef recipe for when you want something a little different.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 medium onions, halved and thinly sliced
- 2 red bell peppers, sliced into 1/2-inch wide strips
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/3 cup tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 chicken bouillon cube, crumbled
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 (2-pound) flank steak
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 3/4 cup green olives with pimentos
- cilantro and rice for serving
Instructions
- Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large nontick skillet. Add onion and peppers and cook for 7 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add garlic and cook one more minute.
- Add tomato paste, cumin, oregano, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Stir the tomato paste into the onion and peppers and cook for 1 minute.Transfer to a 6-quart slow cooker.
- Add soy sauce, bay leaves, chicken bouillon, and water to the slow cooker.
- Season the flank steak with salt and pepper and add it to the slow cooker. Spoon some of the tomato mixture on top of it.Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours or on HIGH for 5 to 6 hours.
- Discard bay leaves. Shred meat with 2 forks. Stir in vinegar and olives. Check for seasoning and add more salt and pepper if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 341kcal