Name: Cuban Ropa Vieja
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Vegetable or Olive Oil; 2 lbs Flank Steak, Cut off extra external fat, if any; 1 cup Beef Broth; 8 oz Tomato Sauce; 1 Sliced White or Yellow Onion; 1 Sliced Green Pepper; 2 Cloves Crushed Garlic; 6 oz Tomato Paste; 1 tsp Danbury Country Store Cumin; 1 tbsp Olive Oil; Danbury Country Store Sea Salt, to taste; Danbury Country Store Crushed Black Pepper, to taste

DifficultyBeginner

Nutritional Tidbit from Audrey. This recipe calls for a Tablespoon of vinegar. You will often find recipes ask that if you are cooking a large piece of meat. The vinegar helps to break down the meat and tenderize it. It also brings a tangy flavor to the dish.

Yields1 Serving

Prep Time15 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time55 mins

1 tbsp Vegetable or Olive Oil

2 lbs Flank Steak, Cut off extra external fat, if any

1 cup Beef Broth

8 oz Tomato Sauce

1 Sliced White or Yellow Onion

1 Sliced Green Pepper

2 Cloves Crushed Garlic

6 oz Tomato Paste

1 tsp Danbury Country Store Cumin

1 tbsp Olive Oil

Danbury Country Store Sea Salt, to taste

Danbury Country Store Crushed Black Pepper, to taste

Season Flank Steak with Danbury Country Store Salt and Pepper. Brown quickly, on all sides, in vegetable or olive oil.

Mix all other ingredients together, in a bowl.

Place Browned Flank Steak in the bottom of a crok pot or slow cooker.

Pour other ingredients over flank steak, cover and cook on high for four hours.

Pull Steak apart, and serve over a bed of rice.
Garnish with Cilantro or Parsley Sprigs.

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