# @_hjcook on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU_J_aYDCPs
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-20T16:42:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** JACK COOK (@_hjcook) — https://gondola.cc/_hjcook

## Caption

Cooking the Comments | Ropa Vieja 🇨🇺 

Stew (I doubled this with 4.5lbs meat)

1 tablespoon olive oil
3 pounds flank steak
2 teaspoons kosher salt or more to taste
1 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 cup onion thinly sliced
1 1/2 cups red bell pepper cored, seeded and sliced
1 tablespoon garlic minced
1/2 cup white wine
1 1/2 teaspoons sweet paprika
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
28 ounce can crushed tomatoes do not drain
1 cup beef broth
2 bay leaves

Beans
1 tablespoon oil
1 medium onion diced
1-2 jalapeños seeded + ribs removed then diced
4-5 cloves garlic minced
2 15 ounce cans black beans rinsed and drained
1 cup warm water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½-1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder optional
2-3 tablespoons cilantro

Maduros 

3 plantains
Salt and Oil to fry

#cooking #recipe #ropavieja #cuba #beefstew

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ropavieja, cooking, beefstew, recipe, cuba

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