Ropa vieja - shredded beef with veggies in a beautiful sauce. Cuban comfort food in your slow cooker or pressure cooker!

Ropa Vieja – Slow Cooker + Pressure Cooker

Let me start by saying, if you don’t know, that ropa vieja is one of the national dishes of Cuba.  It’s Spanish for “old clothes” and as one story goes, a poor old dude once shredded and cooked his own clothes because he could not afford food for his family. He prayed over the bubbling concoction and a miracle occurred.  His clothes turned into a tasty meat stew. Is this true?  I’ll let you decide.  But I will tell you what is true…I love ropa vieja. When I visit Key West, I always hit the Cuban places and get ropa vieja. …