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Ropa Vieja with Cuban Style Rice, Plantain Chips & Guacamole

Recipe courtesy of Familia Fine Foods, Burlington. Visit them at familiafinefoods.com or call 905.632.9299

Ingredients

The Meat:

  • 1 pound of flank steak or eye of round
  • ¼ red pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • 2 litres of water or chicken stock

The Sauce:

  • 1 tbsp of vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • ½ cup of diced Spanish onion
  • 2 diced Roma tomatoes
  • Pinch of ground cumin
  • Salt to taste

The Guacamole:

  • 2 ripe avocados
  • ¼ green onion, finely chopped
  • 1 lime
  • 1 tomato, finely chopped
  • ½ tbsp salt
  • ¼ cup of onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp of finely chopped cilantro
  • Salt to taste

Instructions 

  • Place the meat in a pressure cooker or in a slow cooker with the chicken stock and all the ingredients mentioned above. Cook until very tender, then allow it to cool down and shred.
  • For the sauce, place the butter and oil in a skillet and then sautee the onions until soft, add the tomatoes, cumin and salt, mix and then slowly cook at low heat for about 10 minutes.
  • For the guacamole, combine all the ingredients together with a fork, mix well.
  • Combine the sauce and the pulled beef, and add half a cup of the broth used to cook the meat.
  • Serve over Cuban style rice with guacamole at the side. This recipe works great as a meal or as a bite size appetizer for any special occasion.