28 July, 2023
Ropa Vieja
Ropa Vieja
Easy recipe to throw all ingredients together and either slow cook in the crockpot or 1 hour in the instapot and dinner is ready!
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 206kcal
Equipment
- 1 Pressure cooker / Instant Pot or Crock Pot
Ingredients
- 3 lbs Flank Steak, Flap Steak or Chuck Roast
- 1 Onion Sliced
- 4 tsp Garlic Minced
- 2 1/2 tsp Oregano Dried
- 2 tsp Cumin
- 2 tsp Paprika
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 1/8 tsp Cloves ground
- 1 can Tomatoes 14.5 oz diced
- 1 can Tomato Paste
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1 Sazon Packet
Add Later
- 3 Bell Peppers Red, Yellow and Green
- Green Olives with pimentos
Instructions
Instant Pot *High Pressure*
- Add all of the ingredients (except the ones listed under add later) to an Instant Pot.
- Secure the lid, close the valve, and cook for about 50-60 minutes at high pressure.
- Naturally release pressure.
- Shred the beef using two forks.
- Press the sauté button, add the bell peppers and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until tender.
- Stir in the green olives
Slow Cooker
- Add all of the ingredients to a slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 7-8 hours, or until the meat is tender.
- Remove the lid and use two forks to shred the beef.
- Stir in the bell peppers and cook on low for another hour.
- Serve with green olives.
Notes
Possible additions:
- 2 red potatoes diced
- can green chilis
Nutrition
Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 540mg | Potassium: 582mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1264IU | Vitamin C: 48mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 3mg