Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja

This slow cooker ropa vieja recipe is a Caribbean-style dish with beef in a seasoned tomato broth with peppers until fall-apart tender and flavorful.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 10 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 327 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup beef broth
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 onions, sliced
• 1 tablespoon avocado oil
• 2 pounds beef sirloin tip roast
• 1 (28 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, drained
• 3 bell peppers, seeded and sliced into strips
• 0.25 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add roast; sear until brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer roast to a slow cooker. Pour tomatoes and beef broth over roast; add bell peppers and onions to slow cooker.

Step 2

Combine tomato paste, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, cumin, and salt in a bowl; pour over bell peppers and onions. Cover the slow cooker.

Step 3

Cook on High for 1 hour. Decrease heat to Low; cook until beef is tender enough to shred, about 8 hours.

Step 4

Transfer beef to a work surface; shred using 2 forks. Return shredded beef to slow cooker; stir in cilantro. Cover the slow cooker. Cook on Low 1 hour more.