Ropa Vieja Joses (Cuban Sloppy Joes), Sliced Tomatoes, Plantain Chips – Rachael Ray

Ingredients

• 10 cloves garlic, cracked from skin
• 1 medium onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin, eyeball it in your palm
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), eyeball the amount
• 1/4 cup water, eyeball it
• 2 pounds ground sirloin
• 1/4 cup green olives with pimiento, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon paprika, (eyeball it in your palm)
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce, (eyeball it)
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce (recommended: Tabasco) eyeball it
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• A palmful grill seasoning blend (such as McCormick Brand Montreal Steak Seasoning
• 4 crusty rolls, split (if available to you, look for Cuban rolls or Portuguese rolls, they are slightly sweet, but good ole keisers work fine, too)
• 2 large dill pickles, thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1 sack plantain chips, on International foods aisle of market with Latin foods
• 2 beefsteak tomatoes, sliced