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Ropa Vieja (Caribbean Shredded Beef)

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Ropa Vieja (Caribbean Shredded Beef)

International Dinner recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Ingredients

1 kg boiled beef (preferably flank steak, but any meat with long threads will do)
⅓ cup olive oil 
1 onion
3 garlic cloves
1 green bell pepper 
1 red bell pepper
1½ cup tomato sauce 
1 tsp salt 
1 bay leaf 
1 cup red cooking wine or beer

Instructions

Cut the meat in pieces, not too small, not too big. Using a pressure cooker, boil the meat for about 15 minutes. Add a teaspoon of olive oil to the water to avoid foaming; also, add a teaspoon of salt. After boiling the meat, save 1 cup of the broth.
Shred the meat in thin strips using a fork. Chop the onion, cut the peppers in thin strips and mince the garlic cloves.
Sauté the garlic and the onion for a bit in hot oil, then add the peppers, sauté a bit more. Add the meat and the rest of the ingredients, including the cup of broth.
Cook the mix over low heat for 20–30 minutes. Stir a few times. Season to taste.

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