Portobello Ropa Vieja Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 5-7 minutes. Add poblano and red peppers; cook and stir until crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a greased 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Stir in sofrito, tomatoes, 2 tablespoons lime juice, brown sugar and garlic powder., Toss mushrooms with adobo seasoning; place on top of pepper mixture. Cook, covered, on low until mushrooms are tender, 5-6 hours. Stir in remaining 1 tablespoon lime juice. Serve warm with rice and cilantro.

Steps:

• Slice the mushroom caps thinly. Heat oil in a large sauté pan. Add the mushrooms, season with pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. Cook about 10 minutes until they are browned. Remove from the pan and set aside. Add sofrito, olives, and cumin to the pan. Add more oil if the pan is too dry. Stir in tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, and water. Add the bay leaves. Let cook for about 4 minutes until the sauce begins to bubble. Return the mushrooms to the pan, bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on low heat about 20 minutes until the mushrooms are soft and have taken on the flavors of the sofrito, olives, cumin, and tomatoes. Remove the mushrooms again and shred with 2 forks or slice them as thinly as possible; thinner than I did in the pictures. Return them to the pan. Add the onion, celery, carrots, and peppers to the pan. Season with salt, to taste. Bring it to a simmer, about 10 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Add the frozen peas and heat through. Remove the bay leaves. Garnish with fresh parsley. Serve over rice or quinoa, with potatoes or plantains. Enjoy! SOFRITO: Put the onion and peppers in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. With motor running, add remaining ingredients one at a time and process until smooth.

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first six ingredients. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat., In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain. In same skillet, brown beef in oil in batches, adding garlic to last batch; cook 1-2 minutes longer. Drain., Transfer to a 4-qt. slow cooker. Add wine to skillet, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Add bouillon; bring to a boil. Stir into slow cooker. Stir in bacon. Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or until meat is tender., Stir in mushrooms. Cover and cook on high 30-45 minutes longer or until mushrooms are tender and sauce is slightly thickened. Serve with noodles if desired.,

Steps:

• Season meat with salt and pepper.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large pot and brown meat well on both sides.
• Add water. Cover and simmer over low heat 2 ½ hours
• Allow meat to cool, covered, in pan juices. Shred meat and set aside in a bowl with pan juices.
• Heat remaining oil in large pot.
• Sauté onions and garlic apx 2 minute (do not let garlic brown).
• Add green pepper. Sauté apx 2 minute longer. Add tomato sauce, salt, bay leaf, wine and meat with pan juices.
• Cover. Simmer over low heat 20 minute
• Remove bay leaf.
• Serve over rice.