My grandma used to make it all the time growing up.Ā
Hereās the Ropa Vieja recipe
Ingredients
2-3 lbs of flank steak, cut in strips/chunks
2 onions, one sliced and one quarteredĀ
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
8 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp spanish paprikaĀ
Bit of dried oregano
1/2 cup dry white wineĀ
3 tbsp tomato paste
1-2 tsp of white vinegar
1/2 cup alcaparrado (spanish groceries have this in jars. Itās just a premixed jar of pimento stuffed manzanilla olives and capers. You can always buy those separately and mix. the mix should be mostly olives cause the capers taste strong).Ā
salt to taste
a little cilantroĀ
Steps:
1. youāre gonna cook the flank steak in water and make a broth. Add the cut steak, the quartered onion,Ā Ā half the garlic and a bay leaf to a pot and cover it with water. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer for two hours. Remove the beef to cool then shred with a fork. Save a cup a half of the broth for later in the recipe and store the rest for something else.Ā
2. Heat the olive oil in a big pan or pot over medium heat. Youāre basically gonna make āsofrito.ā Youāre gonna fry the bell pepper, onion and garlic together until soft and a little brown (5-10 minutes). Stir in the cumin and paprika and bit of oregano. Then, mix in the tomato paste, and alcaparrado. After thatās cooked for a second add a cup and a half of their broth you made. Simmer for like ten-ish minutes. It should reduce a bit.
3. Stir in the shredded beef and cook for like 20ish minutes.Ā
4.Service with rice at least. Black beans make it better and plantains (maduros or tostones) would make it great.Ā
Feb 16, 2024
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if you got the time to slow cook a flank steak, this is a great way to make a TON of food and it's some of the most flavorful meat you'll ever put in your mouth. attached a pic from when i made it for like 14 people last summer. got some beef with GOYA as a company but their recipe for this is a really solid one so I linked that. only thing I would add is some worchy sauce to taste while you brown the meat.
Jul 30, 2024
if you got six hours to spare to slow boil the meat it will be sooooo worth it. this stuff is so good and slaps on some arepas or cachapas. my mom would also add chopped olives and capers to the meat for some extra tang.
Apr 2, 2024
probably recād this before but pabellĆ³n is one of my fav meals especially when it gets cold out. itās basically just stewed shredded beef but itās so flavorful if you make it right.
I usually follow this recipe with some modifications, mainly that I slow cook the onions and red peppers instead of using a food processor since iām already manning the kitchen for like 2 hours or more slow cooking the meat. I like to get them all jammy and soft in a pan using broth from the meat. I also put bay leaves in with the meat and chicken bouillon in with the black beans for added flavor
Edit: I ALSO FORGOT TO MENTION USING WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE WHEN YOU BROWN THE MEAT
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