Ropa Vieja | Just A Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

• - 3 lbs flank steak, cleaned and trimmed
• - 8 t olive oil
• - 3 mild chili peppers seeded and chopped
• - 1 medium carrot, cut in two pieces
• - 2 cups celery cut in one inch pieces
• - 2 large onions chopped coarsley
• - 1 large onion, peeled, cut off ends but leave onion whole
• - 1 large green bell pepper
• - 4 large tomatoes, ripe, peeled seeded and chopped
• - 1 cup small green peas
• - 3 cloves of garlic mashed and minced
• - 1/2 cup pimiento, drained and chopped
• - 2 t tomato paste
• - 3 bay leaves
• - 1/2 t ground cumin
• - 1 t cilantro chopped fine
• - 1 t cayenne pepper
• - salt and pepper to taste
• - enough water to cover the meat