Ropa Vieja Arepa — Gluten-Free Cuban-Style Dinner

Category: Simple Meals  |  Ready in 18 minutes  |  Serves 1 adult or 2 kids  |  Naturally gluten-free

What You Need

• 2 Zavor & Co gluten-free arepas
• 2 cups cooked shredded beef (flank or chuck)
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 bell pepper, sliced
• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 6 green olives, sliced

How to Make It

1. Soften the pepper and onion in a hot pan, 5 minutes.
2. Add the shredded beef, tomato sauce, olives and a pinch of cumin; simmer until saucy, 8 minutes.
3. Warm the arepas in the toaster on high, 2-3 cycles.
4. Spoon the ropa vieja over each warm arepa.
5. Finish with chopped cilantro.

About This Recipe

Ropa vieja — 'old clothes' — is Cuba's national dish: beef simmered so long it falls into soft, cloth-like strands, in a sofrito of peppers, onion and tomato. Leftover pot roast gets you there in minutes.

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