How To make CUBAN ROPA VIEJA

beef flank steak

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: beef chuck

Beef chuck is more affordable and still tender when cooked slowly.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: beef broth

Grape juice adds sweetness without alcohol, while beef broth adds depth.

Place Instantpot on sauté setting.

Add half of olive oil to pot and brown the salt and peppered brisket on both sides. Once browned remove and set aside.

Add half the onions and 3 garlic cloves and cook till onion is translucent.

Deglaze with white wine.

Return the brisket to pot and add Mojo marinate.

Cover pot and cook in meat setting (60 minutes).

Once brisket is cooked, remove from pot and shred the brisket. Do not discard cooking juices.

Strain cooking juices and set aside.

Add olive oil and the other half of onion, garlic and the diced red pepper, sauté till cooked.

Add the shredded brisket to pot.

Add tomato sauce and 1-cup of brisket juice, season as needed.

Add pimentos, Spanish olives to pot. Simmer on sauté setting for additional 15 minutes.

Garnish with baby peas and serve over rice.

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