Cuba

Ropa Vieja, made with supermarket ingredients

Name: Ropa Vieja
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Cuba
Ingredients: 450 g flank steak; 1 yellow onion, sliced; 1 green bell pepper, sliced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 120 ml tomato sauce; 120 ml beef broth; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/2 tsp dried oregano; 60 ml green olives, sliced

The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).

130 min3 to wash

3 lazy steps

1
Sear the flank steak in a pot until browned, then remove and set aside.
2
Sauté the sliced onion, bell pepper, and garlic, then stir in tomato sauce, beef broth, cumin, and oregano.
3
Return the steak, simmer covered for 2 hours until tender, shred the meat with forks, and stir back into the sauce with pimentos and olives.

How it's eaten in Cuba

In Cuba, it is typically served over white rice alongside fried sweet plantains (maduros) and black beans.

Ingredients (serves 2)

flank steak450 g
Swap: 450 g skirt steak（Faster cooking）
yellow onion, sliced1
green bell pepper, sliced1
garlic, minced3 cloves
tomato sauce120 ml
beef broth120 ml
ground cumin1/2 tsp
dried oregano1/2 tsp
green olives, sliced60 ml

Authentic ingredients in Cuba

flank steak900 g
yellow onion, sliced1
green bell pepper, sliced1
red bell pepper, sliced1
garlic, minced4 cloves
canned tomato sauce250 ml
beef broth120 ml
ground cumin1 tsp
dried oregano1 tsp
bay leaf1
stuffed green olives, sliced120 ml
pimentos, diced60 ml

Optional authentic touch
Traditionally cooked by boiling the meat first in a broth before shredding and simmering in the sauce.

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