Ropa vieja, which is Spanish for "Old Clothes," is a popular dish of the Canary Islands, Cadiz, Greater Miami and the Caribbean, especially Cuba,Panama, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. It is a shredded flank steak in a tomato sauce base.
For those of you that are lucky enough to live in or near by an area that has some sort of influence from any one of these nations you already know what kind of deep flavors come from Ropa Vieja. But if your unaware of the amazing food that comes from each and every single one of these spots, let us introduce you to a slow cooked favorite of ours that melts in your mouth with each bite. This is to be enjoyed with cold beer, rum & Coke, mint mojitos & Tequila shots.
