Crockpot Ropa Vieja with Cuban Style Rice
Description
A Cuban classic made effortless in the slow cooker — chuck roast stuffed with garlic and braised all day with peppers, onion, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, capers, cumin, and oregano until it shreds into rich, savory strips. Served over cauliflower rice cooked in bacon fat with cumin and tomato sauce for a Paleo-friendly Cuban meal.
Ingredients
Ropa Vieja
Cuban Cauliflower Rice
Instructions
Ropa Vieja
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Add onions and peppers to the bottom of the slow cooker.
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Place chuck roast on top. Cut 4 deep slices into the roast and push garlic cloves into the cuts.
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Pour tomato sauce and diced tomatoes over the roast. Add capers, cumin, thyme, oregano, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
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Cook on LOW for 8–10 hours until the beef shreds easily with a fork.
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Remove bay leaf. Shred the beef directly in the slow cooker and mix with the sauce.
Cuban Cauliflower Rice
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Cook diced bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crispy.
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Add cauliflower to the bacon fat and cook, stirring, for 5–7 minutes until softened.
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Add tomato sauce, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine and cook 2–3 more minutes.
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Serve ropa vieja over cauliflower rice.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 380kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 18g28%
- Saturated Fat 6g30%
- Cholesterol 90mg30%
- Sodium 520mg22%
- Total Carbohydrate 16g6%
- Dietary Fiber 4g16%
- Sugars 7g
- Protein 36g72%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note
Push the garlic cloves deep into the cuts in the roast so they baste the meat from the inside as it cooks.
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