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Ropa Vieja with Cuban Style Rice, Plantain Chips & Guacamole

Yields1 Serving

Recipe courtesy of Familia Fine Foods, Burlington. Visit them at familiafinefoods.com or call 905.632.9299

Familia Fine Foods

The Meat:
 1 pound of flank steak or eye of round
 ¼ red pepper
 2 garlic cloves
 1 tbsp salt
 2 bay leaves
 1 tbsp thyme
 2 litres of water or chicken stock
The Sauce:
 1 tbsp of vegetable oil
 2 tbsp butter
 ½ cup of diced Spanish onion
 2 diced Roma tomatoes
 Pinch of ground cumin
 Salt to taste
The Guacamole:
 2 ripe avocados
 ¼ green onion, finely chopped
 1 lime
 1 tomato, finely chopped
 ½ tbsp salt
 ¼ cup of onion, finely chopped
 2 tbsp of finely chopped cilantro
 Salt to taste
1

Place the meat in a pressure cooker or in a slow cooker with the chicken stock and all the ingredients mentioned above. Cook until very tender, then allow it to cool down and shred.

2

For the sauce, place the butter and oil in a skillet and then sautee the onions until soft, add the tomatoes, cumin and salt, mix and then slowly cook at low heat for about 10 minutes.

3

For the guacamole, combine all the ingredients together with a fork, mix well.

4

Combine the sauce and the pulled beef, and add half a cup of the broth used to cook the meat.

5

Serve over Cuban style rice with guacamole at the side. This recipe works great as a meal or as a bite size appetizer for any special occasion.