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Cuban Style Braised Steak and Peppers
 
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Cuban Style Braised Steak and Peppers Recipe uses a tasty array of ingredients including white wine, cumin, oregano, diced tomatoes, onion, red pepper, garlic, capers, rice, olives and cilantro to create this delicious Cuban flank steak dish.


INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 tsp ground cumin
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
Kosher salt and pepper
1 14.5-oz can diced tomatoes
1 medium onion, sliced
2 red peppers, sliced crosswise
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 Tbsp capers, roughly chopped
1 lb flank steak, cut crosswise into 3-in. pieces
1 cup long-grain white rice
1/4 cup pimiento-stuffed olives, quartered, plus 1Tbsp olive brine
Chopped fresh cilantro, for serving


DIRECTIONS
1: In a 5- to 6-qt slow cooker, whisk together the wine, cumin, oregano and 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper.
 
2: Stir in the tomatoes (and their juices), onion, peppers, garlic and capers. Nestle the steak among the vegetables and cook until the steak is cooked through and shreds easily, 6 to 7 hours on low or 4 to 5 hours on high.
 
3: Twenty minutes before the beef is done, cook the rice according to package directions.
 
4: Using two forks, shred the beef. Fold the olives and brine into the beef mixture and serve over the rice. Sprinkle with cilantro, if desired.
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