Cuban-Style Shredded Beef (Ropa Vieja)

Ingredients

• 6 oz. bacon, roughly chopped
• 2 lb. flank steak, cut into 1 1/2″ strips
• Kosher salt
• black pepper
• 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 Cubanelle or green pepper, thinly sliced
• 6 oz. tomato paste
• 1 tbsp. cumin
• 1 tbsp. dried thyme
• 1 tbsp. dried oregano
• 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
• 2 cups beef stock
• 1 cup (16-oz.) can whole peeled tomatoes, crushed
• 1⁄2 cup halved, pitted, green olives
• 1⁄3 cup sliced jarred pimiento peppers
• 3 tbsp. capers, rinsed and drained
• 1 tbsp. white wine vinegar
• 1⁄4 cup roughly chopped cilantro