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Instant Pot Ropa Vieja

Instant Pot Ropa Vieja

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Ingredients

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  • 2 to 3 tablespoons oil, divided (more as needed)
  • 2 pounds chuck or flank steak (cut against the grain in about 3 1/2 inch chunks or strips)
  • salt & pepper
  • 2 large yellow onion, sliced pole to pole, about 3/8″ in thick
  • 3 large bell peppers, 1 green and 2 red preferred, sliced in strips about 3/8″ in thick
  • 6 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground clove
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 28 ounce can whole tomatoes, crushed by hand over a strainer over a bowl and only one cup of the juice
  • 1/4 cup raisins or 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup green olives with pimiento, cut in 1/2 or sliced
  • 2 teaspoon red wine vinegar, or to taste
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley, as garnish, optional
  • 1 lime, sliced, as garnish, optional
  • Rice for serving

Instructions

Pat the beef dry and sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat about a tablespoon oil in the Instant Pot using the Saute function (More) or in a large skillet, over medium-high heat. Brown beef well, watching the heat and adjusting as necessary, working in batches as needed and adding a little more oil if needed. When well browned, remove the beef to a plate. Reserve all drippings in the pan or the Instant Pot.

Add in the onions and bell peppers, a little more oil if needed and cook, scraping the bottom of the pan to incorporate all the fond. Continue to cook, stirring now and then, an additional 10 to 15 minutes until softened and beginning to caramelize. Add the garlic and spices and cook for another minute.

Add the tomatoes and one cup of the juices from the tomatoes:

  • If using a skillet, transfer vegetables to the Instant Pot and add the crushed tomatoes and the one cup of the juices from the tomatoes to the skillet and scrape up any fond or spices, then transfer it all to the Instant Pot and mix with the vegetables.
  • If using the Instant Pot, just add the tomatoes and juice to the Instant Pot, scraping up any fond and mix with the vegetables.

Stir in the raisins, snuggle the beef into the vegetables and pour in any juices that accumulated on the plate. Seal Instant Pot, set to Pressure High, time 90 minutes. When finished, quick release.

Shred the beef in the pot. Add in the olives and red wine vinegar to taste. Serve as is or if desired, set the Instant Pot to Saute (Less) and gently simmer to thicken the sauce, stirring carefully now and then. The mixture should be very juicy.

Serve, topped with parsley and serve with lime, if desired, over rice.

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