Cuban Ropa Vieja Shredded Beef (Slow Cooker)

This is great shredded beef served on tortillas or over rice. Add sour cream, cheese, and fresh cilantro on the side.

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: Cuban

16 reviews 
Ready in 10 hours 10 minutes
by Firebyrd

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

2 pounds beef flank steak

1 cup beef broth

8 ounces tomato sauce

1 small onion sliced

1 green bell pepper seeded and sliced into strips

2 cloves garlic chopped

6 ounces tomato paste

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon white vinegar


Directions

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the flank steak on each side, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer beef to a slow cooker. Pour in the beef broth and tomato sauce, then add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, tomato paste, cumin, cilantro, olive oil and vinegar. Stir until well blended. Cover, and cook on High for 4 hours, or on Low for up to 10 hours. When ready to serve, shred meat and serve with tortillas or rice.

Reviews


Great taste. I used a beef shoulder roast and cooked it 10 hours on low in crockpot. Never got soft enough to shred, but sauce flavor terrific. I added a seeded whole dried Guajillo pepper which, while not hot, added richness. Will definitely try again with different cut of meat. 2d time, 1/21, I used 2# chuck roast and doubled rest of ingredients to stretch meat and lower calories/serving.

Olyduffy

vivianao

We liked this dish a lot. It's versatile, and I didn't change a thing. In my opinion, fresh cilantro added on top really makes the flavor of the dish. Another winner!

JStoley

This is very good-i substituted London broil for flank steak and cooked it nearly 13 hours. It was great!

imdequeen

Its just like a good mexican restaurants food, loaded with great flavor. Me & my friends ate these with queso fresco hot sauce & tortillas until we were stuffed. Keeping in favorites.

Aimeelady

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