Ropa vieja

Step 1 of 5

Cut the beef shoulder into large pieces, cover with 600 g water and cook covered for 90 minutes at 95 °C until tender.

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90 min

00:00

Ingredients

  • 900 gBeef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw
  • 600 gTomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice
  • 200 gPeppers, sweet, green, raw
  • 80 gOlives, green
  • 40 gOnions, raw
  • 15 gGarlic, raw
  • 25 gOil, olive, salad or cooking
  • 600 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking
  • 1 gSalt, table

Method

  1. Cut the beef shoulder into large pieces, cover with 600 g water and cook covered for 90 minutes at 95 °C until tender.
  2. Remove beef, pull it with forks and keep broth in the pot.
  3. Fry onion, pepper and garlic in oil at 170 °C for 7 minutes.
  4. Add the tomatoes, olives, shredded beef, all the broth and salt and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes at 90 °C until the sauce thickens.
  5. Rest 5 minutes and serve with all the sauce.