Ropa Vieja Panameña

Shredded beef stewed with peppers and tomato.

Ingredients

• 1 kg Beef flank
• 2 Onions
• 2 Bell peppers
• 4 Tomatoes
• 2 tbsp Tomato paste
• 5 cloves Garlic
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 2 Bay leaves
• ½ cup Olives
• ¼ cup Oil
• 2 tsp Salt
• 6 cups Water

Method

1. Boil the beef — Simmer with bay and salt for 2 hours until it shreds easily, keeping the broth.
2. Shred — Pull the meat into long strands with two forks.
3. Make the sofrito — Cook the onion, pepper and garlic slowly until soft and sweet.
4. Combine — Add tomato, paste, cumin and a ladle of broth, then the beef.
5. Simmer — Cook 25 minutes until thick and glossy.
6. Ropa Vieja is ready — Add olives and serve with rice and plantain.

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