What's for Dinner, Wed., Oct. 27, 2021

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1. Ropa Viejo

It’s sort of a stew made with shredded beef, onions, red peppers, green olives, pimentos, capers, carrots, celery, chicken broth and white wine. It also has a slew of spices and stuff including cumin, paprika, cloves, allspice, Kosher salt, black pepper, oregano and garlic. We’re using a flank steak and it’s been cooking in the crock pot for several hours already. Well serve the dish with white rice and black beans.

The name comes from the Spanish term for “old clothes” because the dish looks like a pile of colorful rags. It tastes a lot better, though! Ropa Viejo is so popular that it’s one of Cuba’s designated national dishes.