Steps to Prepare Award-winning Chef Zee's Ropa Vieja (shredded beef)

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The King of Cuban dishes is here: Ropa Vieja! Ropa Vieja is a traditional Cuban dish and perhaps the main Cuban comfort food dish that many know. Many go crazy for this dish and you know it's a good day when Ropa Vieja which is a Braised Shredded Beef Brisket is on the menu! Place shredded beef is a large bowl.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chef zee's ropa vieja (shredded beef) using 25 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chef Zee's Ropa Vieja (shredded beef):

1. Make ready Beef brisket or blade steak
2. Prepare 1/2-1 tsp lite sodium soy sauce
3. Make ready 1 packet sazon
4. Take 1 tsp oregano
5. Prepare 1 tsp cumin
6. Make ready 2 bay leaves
7. Get 1/2 white or yellow onion minced
8. Prepare 1/2 cubanelle/italian pepper minced
9. Make ready 5 garlic cloves mashed/diced
10. Make ready Black pepper to taste
11. Take 1/2 lemon
12. Prepare 1/2 tsp adobo
13. Make ready Drizzle of olive oil
14. Make ready Water
15. Get Sauce
16. Get 1 white onion
17. Take 1/2 green pepper
18. Take 1/2 red or yellow pepper
19. Get 3 garlic clives chopped
20. Make ready 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar
21. Get 1 tsp dry white cooking wine
22. Get 1 1/2 cups braising liquid (sec above)
23. Prepare 2-3 tbs tomato paste
24. Take Handful os Spanish olives
25. Take Optional: cilantro

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Instructions to make Chef Zee's Ropa Vieja (shredded beef):

1. Cut brisket into medium pieces and place in a bowl. Season beef with black pepper, cumin, ground orégano, sazón, adobo, salsa china (lite sodium soy sauce), minced onions and peppers, fresh lemon juice, mashed garlic, and olive oil. Mix everything until the beef is well coated with seasonings. Marinate for at least an hour or overnight.
2. Warm oil in pot over medium flame. Once oil is hot, add brisket. Brown brisket 5-10 min on each side.
3. Add enough water to cover beef completely in the pot — be sure to add water to mixing bowl first to capture all of the marinade and then add to braising beef. Add bay leaf. Braise beef for 2-3 hours until tender. Add water throughout if necessary. Once tender, remove beef from braising liquid. Shred beef using forks, tongs, or hands. Place shredded beef is a large bowl. Remove & discard all extra fat. In a skillet add olive oil to a med high flame. Add shredded beef and cook for about 5 minutes.
4. Add braising liquid & simmer for 2 minutes. Add tomato paste & stir until combined. Stew for 5 minutes. Add dry white wine & stew for 2 minutes. Add minced garlic, onions, peppers, vinegar, cilantro, & olives. Mix until well combined. Add red wine vinegar. Let cook until onions reach your desired doneness.

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