Ropa Vieja Joses (Cuban Sloppy Joes), Sliced Tomatoes, Plantain Chips and Mojo Sauce

Name: Ropa Vieja Joses (Cuban Sloppy Joes), Sliced Tomatoes, Plantain Chips and Mojo Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 beefsteak tomatoes, sliced; 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 larges dill pickles, thinly sliced lengthwise; 10 cloves garlic, cracked from skin; 59 milliliters green olives with pimiento, finely chopped; 4 servings A palm full grill seasoning blend (recommended: McCormick Montreal Steak Seasoning; 2 teaspoons ground cumin, eyeball it in your palm; 907 grams ground sirloin; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 237 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball the amount; 1 medium onion, peeled and coarsely chopped; 1 Tbsp paprika, eyeball it in your palm; 1 Tbsp hot pepper sauce (recommended: Tabasco) eyeball it; 1 sack plantain chips, on International foods aisle of market with Latin foods; 237 milliliters tomato sauce; 59 milliliters water, eyeball it; 2 Tbsps Worcestershire sauce, eyeball it

Need Head to the store and pick up onion, a palm full grill seasoning blend, ground cumin, and a few other things to make it today. It is a pricey recipe for fans of American food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. .. so Good!, Cuban Ropa Vieja Stew, and Ropa Vieja - Cuban Meat Stew.

Instructions

Make the mojo sauce: put the garlic and onion in a food processor with cumin, lemon zest and juice. Turn processor on and stream in about 1 cup of extra-virgin olive oil and 1/4 cup of water. Turn off processor and reserve.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Lemon Zest

Garlic

Cumin

Juice

Onion

Sauce

Water

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Food Processor

Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add the beef and brown.

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Beef

Add half of the mojo and crumble the meat as it cooks, about 3 minutes.

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Meat

Add olives and pimientos, paprika, Worcestershire, hot pepper sauce, tomato sauce and grill seasoning. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Cook over low heat 10 minutes.

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Hot Sauce

Grill Seasoning

Worcestershire Sauce

Tomato Sauce

Pimiento

Paprika

Olives

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Grill

Split Cuban rolls and pile the bottoms with hefty spoonfuls of Sloppy Ropa Vieja Jose mix. Cover meat with sliced dill pickles and bun tops.

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Dill Pickle Slices

Roll

Meat

Serve the plantain chips and sliced tomatoes along side to finish your plates and drizzle tiny spoonfuls of raw mojo sauce over the chips when passing out the plates. Season the tomato slices with a pinch of salt as well.

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Tomato Slices