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Explore Cuban cuisine at Havana Restaurant

Ropa vieja, or "old clothes" is a popular Cuban dish with Old-World Spanish cooking techniques, and New-World ingredients using tomatoes. Enjoy it with rice and black beans, and yuca with mojo. Find all of your ingredients in our Carribean section!

Ropa Vieja
("Old Clothes" Shredded Beef)

by Havana Restaurant

Serves 3-4

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Flank Steak
• 2 tbsp Salt
• 2 cups Beef Broth (saved from cooking flank steak)
  or 2 cubes Beef Bouillon (Aisle 1)
• 1 tsp Cumin Powder (Aisles 1 & 5)
• 1/4 cup Vinegar (Aisle 1)
• 1 can Goya Tomato Paste (Aisle 1)
• 1 can Goya Tomato Sauce (Aisle 1)
• 1/2 cup Onions, chopped
• 2 tbsp Garlic Paste (Aisle 5)

Directions

1. Wash and drain the flank steak
2. Fill a pot with enough water to cover the beef, and use a pressure cooker to cook for about 30 minutes, or bring a pot of water to boil, and simmer the beef and salt for about 2 hours, or until meat is tender.
3. Once the beef is cooked, remove it from the water, and drain it, saving 2 cups of beef broth. When it is cool enough, shred it with your fingers.
4. Add beef broth or bouillon to the beef in a mixing bowl, along with the ground cumin, tomato paste, tomato sauce, onion, and garlic.
5. Mix ingredients well, and place mixture into a pot. Bring it to a boil, and cook it on low heat for 7-10 minutes.
6. Accompany with rice, black beans, and yuca.