Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja- shredded beef flavored with lots of onions, bell pepper, garlic, and spices plus green olives. It’s a great slow cooker beef recipe for when you want something a little different.

 
Ropa Vieja is a delicious Cuban recipe. The name means old clothes, I guess because this dish looks like shredded clothes. Strange name indeed. But a truly delicious recipe. Right up there with Picadillo on my list of favorite Cuban recipes.
You won’t find this dish to be spicy hot, but it is full of spice flavor. You can serve it with your favorite hot sauce if you want it hot.
The flavor of this slow cooker beef recipe comes from lots of onion, bell pepper, garlic, cumin, oregano, bay leaves and soy sauce. There’s also 1/3 cup of tomato paste for plenty of tomato flavor.
 
Leave the olives out if you don’t like them, but they really do add great flavor.
To really build the flavors, you will need to do a little pre-cooking. You’ll saute the onion and bell pepper until soft and then add the garlic followed by the tomato paste, cumin, and oregano.
This Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja takes 6 to 7 hours on LOW or 5 to 6 hours on HIGH. The beef should shred easily at the end of cooking time.
I like to serve Ropa Vieja over white rice with a little fresh cilantro. Spicy Black Beans are also good with it.

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Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja

Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja- shredded beef flavored with lots of onions, bell pepper, garlic, and spices...