Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, ropa vieja / shredded beef stew. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew is something that I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have ropa vieja / shredded beef stew using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew:

1. Take 2 tbsp EVOO
2. Make ready 1/2 large Onion
3. Take 1/2 large Green Pepper
4. Get 1/4 cup Green Olives
5. Take 1 clove Garlic
6. Get 2 tbsp Sofrito
7. Prepare 1 envelope Sazon
8. Get 1 envelope Chicken Bouillon
9. Take 2 cup Water
10. Prepare 1 cup Chicken or Beef Stock
11. Prepare 1 Salt to taste
12. Make ready 1 Pepper to taste
13. Prepare 1/2 bunch Cilantro (optional)
14. Get 1 tsp Oregano
15. Make ready 1 tsp Garlic Powder
16. Make ready 1 tsp Onion Powder
17. Make ready 1 tsp Red Wine Vinegar
18. Get 4 oz Tomato Sauce
19. Take 1 1/2 lb Flank Steak (approximately)
20. Prepare 1 Bay Leaf

Instructions to make Ropa Vieja / Shredded Beef Stew:

1. Thoroughly rinse and dry your meat. Cut into 3 big slices.
2. Add EVOO to a large (somewhat deep) pan and brown the meat on medium to low heat. At this point we just want to brown the meat not completely cook it so only about 5 minutes on each side.
3. In the mean-time, slice the onion and green pepper and chop the garlic and cilantro.
4. Once meat is browned, take out of the pan and set aside. In the same pan, add vegetables (onions, green peppers, garlic). Add more EVOO if necessary. Cook until onions are translucent then add sazon, chucken bouillon, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, sofrito, olives, tomato sauce, bay leaf, vinegar, stock and water. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and cook for 5 minutes.
5. After 5 minutes, add meat to sauce. Cover and cook on Low for about 2 hours or until meat is tender and easily shreddable.
6. After 2 - 2 1/2 hours, shred beef inside the pan with 2 wooden spoons (or forks). Adjust seasoning if necessary. Add cilantro, cover pan and cook for 10 more minutes.
7. Serve with white rice or mashed potatoes and Enjoy!

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