
Ropa Vieja
Beef simmered until it falls into threads, finished with peppers, cumin and a splash of sour orange.
- Préparation
- 20 min
- Cuisson
- 150 min
- Total
- 170 min
- Pour
- 6
- Difficulté
- Facile
- Type
- Plat principal
Ingrédients
- Flank steak1 kg
- Sour orange juice100 ml
- Onion, sliced2
- Bell peppers, sliced2
- Tomato purée400 g
- Ground cumin2 tsp
Préparation
- 1
Simmer the beef in salted water with aromatics for 2 hours until it shreds easily.
- 2
Shred the meat and reserve a ladle of the broth.
- 3
Cook onion and peppers slowly until sweet, add cumin and tomato, then the beef and broth.
- 4
Simmer 20 minutes and finish with sour orange juice.
Nutrition
Valeurs par portion · Calculées
- calories
- 392 kcal
- protéines
- 38 g
- glucides
- 16 g
- lipides
- 18 g
- fibres
- 3.2 g
- sucres
- 8 g
- sodium
- 660 mg

Sour Orange
Caribbean PantryThe marinade acid of the Hispanic Caribbean and Haitian kitchens.
- Origine
- Southeast Asia via Spain to the Antilles
- Saveur
- Sharp, floral, bitter-edged acidity
- Calories / 100 g
- 37 kcal
- Saisonnalité
- December to April
L'histoire de cet ingrédient
From Cuban mojo to Haitian epis, sour orange tenderises and perfumes. Where it is unavailable, cooks blend lime with regular orange to rebuild the same balance.
Cet ingrédient compte pour eux

Marie-Lourdes Jean
Haiti · Epis and Haitian slow cooking
“Pikliz taught me that heat is patience, not violence.”
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Ricardo Méndez
Cuba · Criollo cooking and mojo
“Sour orange is the first thing I smell when I think of home.”
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Pikliz & Epis: the Haitian base
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