Cuban Ropa Vieja

Name: Cuban Ropa Vieja
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 700g flank steak; 1 large onion, diced; 1 red capsicum, diced; 1 green capsicum, diced; 4 cloves garlic; 400g tinned crushed tomatoes; 100ml beef stock; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp paprika; 1 tsp oregano; 2 tbsp olive oil; 12 green olives; 2 tbsp capers

Slow-simmered flank steak shredded and folded through a tomato sauce with peppers, onion, garlic, olives and capers, widely considered the national dish of Cuba and traditionally served with rice and black beans.

Total time

125 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

105 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Caribbean

gluten-free

Ingredients

700gflank steak

1large onion, diced

1red capsicum, diced

1green capsicum, diced

4 clovesgarlic

400gtinned crushed tomatoes

100mlbeef stock

1 tspcumin

1 tsppaprika

1 tsporegano

2 tbspolive oil

12green olives

2 tbspcapers

Instructions

Simmer flank steak 1.5 hours until tender. Reserve stock. Shred beef.

Fry onion and capsicum in olive oil until soft.

Add garlic, cumin, paprika and oregano.

Add tomatoes and reserved stock. Simmer 10 minutes.

Add shredded beef, olives and capers. Simmer 15 minutes.

Serve with white rice and black beans.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

471

Protein

50.7g

Fat

24.4g

Carbs

12.6g

Fiber

Sodium

604mg

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