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Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja

Name: Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: cuban
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 medium onions, halved and thinly sliced; 2 red bell peppers, sliced into 1/2-inch wide strips; 4 garlic cloves, minced; ⅓ cup tomato paste; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano; salt and pepper; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 bay leaves; ½ chicken bouillon cube, crumbled; ½ cup water; 1 (2-pound) flank steak; 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar; ¾ cup green olives with pimentos; cilantro and rice for serving

Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja- shredded beef flavored with lots of onions, bell pepper, garlic, and spices plus green olives.

Prep15 min
Cook6 hr
Total6 hr 15 min
Serves6
Rating5.0

Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja- shredded beef flavored with lots of onions, bell pepper, garlic, and spices plus green olives. It’s a great slow cooker beef recipe for when you want something a little different.

Slow Cooker Ropa Viejo over rice on a plate.

What is Ropa Viejo?

Ropa Vieja is a delicious Cuban recipe. The name means old clothes, I guess because this dish looks like shredded clothes. Strange name indeed. But a truly delicious recipe. Right up there with Picadillo on my list of favorite Cuban recipes.

You won’t find this dish to be spicy hot, but it is full of spice flavor. You can serve it with your favorite hot sauce if you want it hot.

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Leave the olives out if you don’t like them, but they really do add great flavor.

To really build the flavors, you will need to do a little pre-cooking. You’ll saute the onion and bell pepper until soft and then add the garlic followed by the tomato paste, cumin, and oregano.