Ropa Vieja Recipe
This Ropa Vieja Recipe is one of many in
our collection of Low Carb Recipes. these are culled from various
sources, some my own. whilst some are low carb recipes, there are also
some low fat recipes, whilst and diabetic recipes. The one thing they
all have in common with this Ropa Vieja Recipe, is that they can
all be seen as diet recipes in one form or another.
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Ropa Vieja
Ingredients:
1 1/4 tsp salt 3/4 tsp freshly-ground black pepper 1 1/2 lb flank steak or skirt steak 2 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, quartered 1 tsp jarred jalepeño pepper, chopped 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice 1 1/2 cup frozen bell pepper strips 2 cup chopped canned tomatoes
Instructions:
Season steak with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Add steak and cook 5 minutes, turning once to brown. Add onion and enough water to cover. Cover the saucepan and simmer about 2 hours and 15 minutes, adding water if necessary, until meat is falling-apart tender.
Remove meat from saucepan. Strain cooking liquid; discard onion. Shred the meat with hands or two forks; set aside.
Heat remaining tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add jalapeño pepper and spice, cook 30 seconds, stirring, until fragrant. Add pepper strips, tomatoes, 2 cups of reserved cooking liquid and meat, remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Mix well; cook five to 10 minutes more to heat through.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Carbohydrates: 6 grams Net Carbs: 4.5 grams Fiber: 1.5 grams Protein: 37 grams Fat: 20 grams Calories: 265
Description: "Cuban in origin, the name of this dish means "old clothes" or "rags" because the meat, in its flavorful sauce, is finely shredded."
Servings: 4
The seven deadly sins ... food, clothing, firing, rent, taxes, respectability and children. Nothing can lift those seven millstones from
man's neck but money; and the spirit cannot soar until the millstones are lifted. --------
SHAW, George Bernard
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