ROPA VIEJA:.
Line a baking sheet
n hour, occasionally stirring the Ropa Vieja.
After an hour, remove
Drizzle chuck roast with olive oil and rub adobo on top.
Pour beef broth into a slow cooker; add recaito, sofrito, and sazon. Add the chuck roast, onion, olives, and garlic. Cook on Low for 8 hours. Add diced tomatoes and carrots. Continue cooking until flavors blend, about 2 hours more.
Bring milk to a simmer in a small saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in butter.
Combine arepa flour, salt, and black pepper in a large bowl. Add the hot milk and honey and stir until combined. Let mixture stand until milk is absorbed enough for a ...
uncovered, 5 minutes.
Serve ropa vieja with yellow rice.
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SSEMBLING THE SANDWICH: Slice the Cuban loaves in half horizontally. Brush
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the flank steak on each side, about 4 minutes per side.
Transfer beef to a slow cooker. Pour in the beef broth and tomato sauce, then add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, tomato paste, cumin, cilantro, olive oil and vinegar. Stir until well blended. Cover, and cook on High for 4 hours, or on Low for up to 10 hours. When ready to serve, shred meat and serve with tortillas or rice.
Mix all ingredients except steak, alcaparrado and cilantro in a 31/2-qt or larger slow-cooker. Top with steak; turn steak over to coat with mixture.
Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours or until steak is very tender. Transfer steak to a cutting board.
Remove and discard bay leaf. Tear steak in shreds using the two-forks method. Return shreds to cooker; stir in olives and chopped cilantro and serve.
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Brown the flank steak on each side, about 4 minutes per side.
Transfer beef to a slow cooker.
In a large bowl, mix together the beef broth, tomato sauce, tomato paste, onion, bell pepper, garlic, cilantro, olive oil and vinegar.
Stir until well blended.
Pour over flank steak in slow cooker.
Cover, and cook on High for 4 hours, or on Low for up to 10 hours.
When ready to serve, shred meat and serve with tortillas or rice.
If freezing ahead: Don't brown the ...
Heat up Panini Grill.
Slice each cuban roll in half and spread a thin layer of butter on outside bottom and top of each sandwich.
Separate the meats and cheeses into 6 portions. Layer bottom half with Ham, Roast Pork, Turkey Breast, and Swiss Cheese.
Top with sliced pickles.
Spread mustard on inside top of cuban roll.
Press down sandwich.
Place on heated grill and smoosh down so sandwich remains even.
Cook until flattened and golden brown.
Makes 6 Cuban Sandwiches.
Enjoy!
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Combine salt, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, oregano, crushed red pepper, peppercorns, bay leaf, and lime/orange zest and juices in a bowl.
Place sliced onions and garlic cloves in the bottom of slow cooker. Top with pork shoulder and pour juice and spice mixture over the meat. Set slow cooker on low for 6 to 8 hours. When done, remove pork from cooker and let cool slightly. Then shred cooked pork into thick chunks using 2 forks. Pour remaining juices over pork to keep warm.
Preheat a panini press according to manufacturer's ...
To make the Cuban Roast Pork: Mash the garlic
Place ingredients in blender and blend well.
For an authentic Magarita, mix three parts mix, 1 part tequila and 1/2 part Cointreau or Triple Sec and serve in a glass with salted rim. (To salt the rim, wipe rim of glass with lime skin and dip upside down in a plate of salt.
To make bartenders simple syrup, used in bars since it won't cloud or settle in your drink, take 1 cup water, 2 cups sugar and simmer or Nuke (microwave) until the sugar is dissolved, cool to room temperature Keep on hand.
efrigerate for 1 hour.
Cuban Pie Crust Directions:
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*Spanish or Cuban supermarkets.
Cut Cuban bread into 6 8-inch
Slice bread down middle lengthwise. Layer ingredients to cover bottom half of bread in the following order: ham, pork, salami, cheese, and pickles. Spread mustard on top half of bread. cover bottom half and slice sandwich diagonally. Sandwich may be heated in oven or served at room temperature. If Cuban bread is not available, you may use French bread (baguette type) or Italian bread.
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Make Rich Tea Biscuit dough, adding more milk to make a drop biscuit dough. Spread the dough 1/2 inch deep in an oblong 9 x 12-inch baking dish. Peel and pare apples; cut in eighths. Press apple slices into top of dough very close together. (It won't hurt if more than a layer thick.) Dot with butter or oleo. Mix cinnamon and sugar together.
Sprinkle over apples. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes or until done. Serve warm or cold with Lemon Sauce (recipe follows).
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YIELD: This recipe serves 5 people with about