ROPA VIEJA RECIPE

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Make a great impression with our Ropa Vieja Recipe. This Ropa Vieja Recipe is a Cuban dish named for the shredded meat's resemblance to torn clothes.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 2h40m

Yield 8 servings, 3/4 cup each

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 beef flank steak (2 lb.)
2 large onions, divided
2 large green peppers, halved, seeded and divided
4 cloves garlic, peeled, divided
1 qt. (4 cups) water
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing
1 can (8 oz.) tomato sauce
1/3 cup dry white wine
1 jar (4 oz.) pimentos, drained, chopped
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

Steps:

Place steak and half each of the onions, green pepper halves and garlic cloves in Dutch oven. Add water and bay leaf. Bring to boil on medium-high heat; cover. Simmer on low heat 2 hours or until steak is tender.
Cut remaining onion and remaining green pepper halves into thin slices; place in large skillet. Finely chop remaining 2 garlic cloves. Add to skillet along with the dressing; mix well. Cook on medium-high heat 10 min. or until vegetables are tender, stirring frequently.
Drain steak mixture, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid for later use; place steak in shallow pan. Discard vegetables cooked with the steak. Use 2 forks to shred steak. Add to vegetable mixture in skillet; mix well. Cook 2 min. Stir in reserved cooking liquid and remaining ingredients; cook 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 220, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Sodium 350 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 23 g