How to Prepare Quick Chef Zee's Ropa Vieja (shredded beef)

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Ropa Vieja is a traditional Cuban dish and perhaps the main Cuban comfort food dish that many know. Many go crazy for this dish and you know it's a good day when Ropa Vieja which is a Braised Shredded Beef Brisket is on the menu! Ropa Vieja is a classic Cuban Dish that's delicious and pairs great with white rice and Cuban Black Beans. My Ropa Vieja Recipe is a Ropa Vieja Cubana.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chef zee's ropa vieja (shredded beef) using 25 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chef Zee's Ropa Vieja (shredded beef):

1. Make ready Beef brisket or blade steak
2. Make ready 1/2-1 tsp lite sodium soy sauce
3. Get 1 packet sazon
4. Take 1 tsp oregano
5. Prepare 1 tsp cumin
6. Make ready 2 bay leaves
7. Prepare 1/2 white or yellow onion minced
8. Prepare 1/2 cubanelle/italian pepper minced
9. Take 5 garlic cloves mashed/diced
10. Prepare Black pepper to taste
11. Prepare 1/2 lemon
12. Take 1/2 tsp adobo
13. Take Drizzle of olive oil
14. Take Water
15. Prepare Sauce
16. Make ready 1 white onion
17. Take 1/2 green pepper
18. Get 1/2 red or yellow pepper
19. Get 3 garlic clives chopped
20. Make ready 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar
21. Take 1 tsp dry white cooking wine
22. Make ready 1 1/2 cups braising liquid (sec above)
23. Prepare 2-3 tbs tomato paste
24. Make ready Handful os Spanish olives
25. Prepare Optional: cilantro

Add sour cream, cheese, and fresh cilantro on the side. my grandmother is Cuban and makes Ropa Vieja. When I told her I made it.she tried it and loved it. This recipe just might be as good as hers. Shredded beef and vegetables that resemble a heap of colorful rags - that's Ropa Vieja.

Instructions to make Chef Zee's Ropa Vieja (shredded beef):

1. Cut brisket into medium pieces and place in a bowl. Season beef with black pepper, cumin, ground orégano, sazón, adobo, salsa china (lite sodium soy sauce), minced onions and peppers, fresh lemon juice, mashed garlic, and olive oil. Mix everything until the beef is well coated with seasonings. Marinate for at least an hour or overnight.
2. Warm oil in pot over medium flame. Once oil is hot, add brisket. Brown brisket 5-10 min on each side.
3. Add enough water to cover beef completely in the pot — be sure to add water to mixing bowl first to capture all of the marinade and then add to braising beef. Add bay leaf. Braise beef for 2-3 hours until tender. Add water throughout if necessary. Once tender, remove beef from braising liquid. Shred beef using forks, tongs, or hands. Place shredded beef is a large bowl. Remove & discard all extra fat. In a skillet add olive oil to a med high flame. Add shredded beef and cook for about 5 minutes.
4. Add braising liquid & simmer for 2 minutes. Add tomato paste & stir until combined. Stew for 5 minutes. Add dry white wine & stew for 2 minutes. Add minced garlic, onions, peppers, vinegar, cilantro, & olives. Mix until well combined. Add red wine vinegar. Let cook until onions reach your desired doneness.

This recipe just might be as good as hers. Shredded beef and vegetables that resemble a heap of colorful rags - that's Ropa Vieja. From the Spanish term for "old clothes", this is one of Cuba's most popular and beloved dishes. So popular in fact that it's one of the country's designated national dishes. This dish dates back to the Middle Ages of.

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