I have great friends who support this shit show of a blog. One sent me a tricked out FoodiNinja and has expected a post about using it for months now.
I attempted Ropa Vieja (as you can guess from the title).
What you need:
Big hunk of meat, flank steak is traditional but you can use a shoulder or butt
Onions – sliced
Bell peppers – sliced
Garlic – smashed up or chopped
Diced tomatoes (I recommend a can or two because I hate chopping) see my salad post
Tomato paste
Spices: paprika, cumin, oregano
Salt and Pepper
Chicken broth
Orange juice (or any citrus juice) either from a fruit or from a cartoon. You do you.
White wine for the pot, not just to drink, I mean you get to drink most of it.
What I did:
The FoodiNinja has a saute setting so I started with that on high.
Salt the meat.
Brown the meat on all sides
Add sliced onions and bell peppers and garlic and get them soft.
Cover in spices, more is better.
Once you’ve got a nice smell coming out of the pot add the tomato products.
For the chicken stock and citrus I took about a cup of broth, juiced two small oranges and one lime topped off with white wine till I had 2 cups of liquid.
Dump that in and stir it all around.
Cook on low for as long as you can.
One thing I like about doing this in a pot or slow cooker is that the house smells amazing all day. The FoodiNija has a wicked seal on it so I didn’t get to make the house smell nice.
I ran up against dinner time. And the shoulder wasn’t shreddable. I switched it to pressure cook and BOOM in 10 more minutes I had shredded meat. Given how my biggest challenge is often timing with dishes having backup pressure cooking is my biggest reason to use the FoodiNinja.
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