Chicken Ropa Vieja (Shredded Chicken in Tomato Sauce)
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Serving Size: ~4 oz shredded chicken + sauce per person
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Instructions
Cook the chicken
- In a large pot, add the ingredients from the Cook The Chicken list, chicken breasts, quartered onions, green peppers, carrots, and garlic cloves. Cover with water, season with salt and pepper, and bring to a boil.
- Lower to medium heat and simmer ~30 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked. Adjust and add more chicken bouillon powder, a teaspoon at a time, until the taste is right for you.
- Remove chicken, let cool slightly, and shred with two forks or your hands.
- Strain and reserve 3 cups of the cooking liquid for later.
Make the sofrito
- In a large sauté pan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Add minced garlic, chopped onions, and sliced red bell peppers. Sauté for 5–7 minutes until softened.
Build the sauce
- Add shredded chicken, half or a little more of the reserved broth, tomato sauce, tomato paste, cumin, salt, pepper, and capers.
- Stir well, cover, and simmer on low for ~10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add extra broth if needed to loosen.
Serve
- Traditionally served with white rice and sweet fried plantains (tajadas de maduro), or black beans and avocado.
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Ingredients
To cook the chicken
- 3 pound boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2 each medium onion quartered
- 2 each green bell pepper cut into large pieces
- 2 each medium carrot peeled and cut into chunks
- 8 clove garlic peeled
- 1½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder adjust to flavor
- 3 quart water to cover chicken in the pot
Sofrito & Sauce
- 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 6 clove garlic minced
- 2 each medium onion chopped
- 2 each red bell pepper seeded and thinly sliced
- ½ cup canned tomato sauce
- 4 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper adjust to taste
- ½ cup capers drained
Cooking Tools Required
Can Opener, Cutting board, Dutch Oven, Measuring cups and spoons, Top StoveReheating/Serving Instructions
Reheat in microwave on full power until heated through.
Nutrition
Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 1309mg | Potassium: 835mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3083IU | Vitamin C: 59mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 2mg | Phosphorus: 334mg
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