Simple Homemade Slow Cooker Ropa Vieja Recipe
It was probably a year or two ago that I first tried a slow cooker ropa vieja recipe. I quickly knew it was a slow cooker recipe I needed to recreate, and one we needed in our meal rotation often. I love a good slow cooker meal and this one checks all the boxes while not being a stew or soup. At the end you get tender beef cooked all day with lots of onions, bell peppers and a great flavor thanks to all the spices.
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chuck roast or other beef roast
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1/2 cup beef broth water with better than bouillon works too
- 14 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 cooking onions, sliced
- 3 bell peppers, sliced
Seasoning Mix
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp kosher salt
For Serving
- 6 servings of rice or tortillas
Instructions
- Get out your slow cooker, cutting board, chef's knife and large cast iron pan.
- Pat the meat dry with paper towels then mix together the seasoning mix and rub generously into your meat. Reserve whatever you don't use for a future use for this recipe or as a taco or chili seasoning!
- Heat the cast iron and drizzle the avocado oil in. Now it's time to sear the seasoned meat for about 3-4 minutes per side. Remove from the pan and place in the slow cooker.
- With the skillet still hot, add the broth and scrape up any browned bits. Now pour that flavored broth and the bits into the slow cooker!
- Into the slow cooker add the tomatoes, onions, peppers, and apple cider vinegar.
- Nestle the meat under and around all the vegetables and set to low for 8 hours.
- Once done remove the meat to a platter to shred it then return to the juice.
- Serve over rice with various toppings or wrapped in warm tortillas!