Ropa Vieja (Cuban Shredded Beef in Tomato Sauce) 🥩

Name: Ropa Vieja (Cuban Shredded Beef in Tomato Sauce)
Prep time: 72 min
Cook time: 108 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 2-4 servings
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 800 g beef flank or skirt steak; 1 large onion, sliced; 1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips; 1 green bell pepper, sliced into strips; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 400 g crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1 cup dry white wine (optional); 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1 cup reserved beef broth; 2 tbsp olive oil; Salt and black pepper; To serve: white rice, black beans, fried sweet plantain

Havana's most beloved home-cooked main course, whose name — "old clothes" — comes from the way the beef frays into ragged, savoury strands. A flank or skirt steak is simmered until fork-tender, shredded by hand, then braised low and slow with onions, peppers, garlic, cumin and tomato until everything melts into a saucy, slightly sweet, deeply savoury mixture. The long-cooked beef broth becomes the sauce, so nothing is wasted. Serve it over white rice with black beans and fried sweet plantain (the classic moros y cristianos plate) and you have the taste of a Cuban Sunday kitchen. Easy to make, impossible to rush.

La Habana Cuban ⏱ 180 min Fácil

Método

1

Cover the beef with water in a large pot, add a pinch of salt and the bay leaf, and simmer gently 1.5-2 hours until fork-tender. Reserve the broth.
2

Let the beef cool enough to handle, then shred it into ragged strands with two forks; trim and discard fat.
3

Strain the broth and measure out 1 cup.
4

Heat olive oil in a wide pan; soften the onion and peppers over medium heat, 8-10 minutes.
5

Add the garlic, cumin and oregano; stir 1 minute until fragrant.
6

Stir in the tomato paste and crushed tomatoes (and wine if using); simmer 5 minutes.
7

Add the shredded beef and the cup of broth; bring to a simmer, cover and cook 30-40 minutes on low, stirring now and then, until saucy and the flavours have married.
8

Adjust salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar; the sauce should cling to the meat.
9

Serve heaped over white rice with black beans and sweet fried plantain.

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