Ropa Vieja (Cuban Beef)

This Cuban braised beef dish literally translates to ‘old clothes,’ because apparently some people thought the fall-apart meat and colorful strips of onions and peppers, tangled together, looked like old, tattered clothing. You’ll love this dish if you’re into big, bold flavors, since there’s nothing subtle about the seasoning here. Delicious served with beans, rice, and plantain chips. Garnish with more cilantro.

INGRIDIENT

1 (1 1/2-pound) flank steak

2 teaspoons kosher salt, or more to taste

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 large red onion, sliced

4 cloves garlic, sliced

2 teaspoons ground cumin

2 teaspoons paprika

1 teaspoon dried oregano

¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

⅛ teaspoon ground allspice

½ cup white wine

1 ½ cups tomato sauce

1 ½ cups chicken broth

2 bay leaves

2 bell peppers, sliced

1 poblano pepper, sliced

½ teaspoon smoked paprika

2 tablespoons capers, drained

1 cup pimento-stuffed green olives, sliced

1 teaspoon white sugar, or to taste (Optional)

⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro

DIRECTION

Step: 1

Cut flank steak in half across the grain. Mix salt, black pepper, and cayenne. Season both sides generously with the salt mixture.

Step: 2

Heat olive oil in a pot over high heat. Add steaks and cook until outsides are well browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Remove steaks to a plate.

Step: 3

Reduce heat to medium. Add red onion, garlic, and more of the salt seasoning. Cook and stir until starting to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in cumin, paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper, cloves, and allspice. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Pour in white wine, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Stir in tomato sauce and chicken broth.

Step: 4

Return beef and accumulated juices to the pot. Season with salt and add bay leaves. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until beef is almost fork-tender, not falling apart, about 2 hours.

Step: 5

Remove pot from heat and let stew cool to room temperature, at least 45 minutes. Refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight, for best results.

Step: 6

Remove beef to a plate and set stew over medium heat. Tear beef along the grain into 1/8- to 1/4-inch-wide shreds; place back in the stew. Add bell peppers, poblanos, smoked paprika, capers, olives, and sugar. Stir together and reduce heat to medium. Simmer until peppers are soft and meat is tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Turn off heat, remove bay leaves, and stir in cilantro.

NUTRITION FACT

Per Serving: 209 calories; protein 11.9g; carbohydrates 10.4g; fat 12.5g; cholesterol 27.5mg; sodium 1275mg.

Depriving yourself can lead to overeating , late-night snacking, and mindless eating and it’s for this reason that Riner encourages people to indulge in “fun” foods every once in a while.

Avoidance on 2.00 AM snacking and got eat , it is much necessary to include some fun foods (or what one may perceive as off limits ). It means , if we always order the healthiest thing on the menu but come home and graze on chips, necessary we really will the junk food and should have just enjoyed it in the first place."

Because it comes to dinner , overeating or eating too much of the bad item of food will make lead to bad habit on sleeping. On the other side, a daylight food that is less than satiating not make leave you want more and resulting in reaching for an unhealthy late-night side dish even closer to bedtime .

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