Ropa Vieja

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 1/2 lbs chuck roast
• salt and pepper (to taste)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 cup water
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup red
• hot cooked rice (for serving)

Recipe

• 1 season meat with salt and pepper.
• 2 heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pot and brown meat well on both sides.
• 3 add water. cover and simmer over low heat 2 ½ hours
• 4 allow meat to cool, covered, in pan juices. shred meat and set aside in a bowl with pan juices.
• 5 heat remaining oil in large pot.
• 6 sauté onions and garlic apx 2 minute (do not let garlic brown).
• 7 add green pepper. sauté apx 2 minute longer. add tomato sauce, salt, bay leaf, and meat with pan juices.
• 8 cover. simmer over low heat 20 minute
• 9 remove bay leaf.
• 10 serve over rice.