Cuban-Style Beef
Cuisine: Cuban
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Total time: 1 hour
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds (900 g) fajita meat, sliced (or flank steak, trimmed and cut into 3-inch pieces
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 big onion, sliced
  • 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
  • ½ cup good green olives, halved and pitted
  • 2 red bell peppers, cut into ¼-inch wide strips
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley
  • 1 Tablespoon white wine vinegar, or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon sugar, or more to taste
Instructions
  1. Season your dry beef with pepper and salt.
  2. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in your pressure cooker on medium-high heat and brown only ½ the beef slices. Set aside in a bowl.
  3. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil over medium heat and add the onions. Cook for about 5 minutes or until soft.
  4. Add garlic, oregano, cumin, and pepper flakes. Stir and cook for 30 seconds.
  5. Loosen all browned bits stuck with a wooden spoon of the bottom of your pressure cooker.
  6. Stir in tomatoes, olives, browned beef (with juices), and still raw beef.
  7. Cook on High Pressure for 25 minutes over medium-high heat, adjusting to medium-low heat when high pressure is reached. Adjust heat as needed.
  8. Allow pressure to release naturally for 15 minutes and quick release any remaining pressure.
  9. Before serving transfer the beef to a cutting board and shred it into bite-size pieces.
  10. Meanwhile, bring the remaining sauce to a simmer, stir in the bell peppers. Cook until tender.
  11. Add back the beef, and also stir in parsley, vinegar, and sugar.
  12. Season to taste with salt, pepper, extra vinegar, and sugar.
Recipe by My Kitchen in the Rockies | A Denver, Colorado Food Blog at http://www.mykitchenintherockies.com/2013/09/29/cuban-style-beef/