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Ropa Vieja with Nopales
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Mexico Authentic home cooking from Mexico, with US measurements.
Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as Ropa vieja con nopales
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Ropa Vieja with Nopales

lenny
lenny @cook_1102490
MEXICO

Shredded flank steak, nopales (cactus), and potatoes in sauce

This is my own version of the original Ropa Vieja, or just made with what I found in the fridge.

Shredded flank steak, nopales (cactus), and potatoes in sauce

This is my own version of the original Ropa Vieja, or just made with what I found in the fridge.

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Ropa Vieja with Nopales

lenny
lenny @cook_1102490
MEXICO

Shredded flank steak, nopales (cactus), and potatoes in sauce

This is my own version of the original Ropa Vieja, or just made with what I found in the fridge.

Shredded flank steak, nopales (cactus), and potatoes in sauce

This is my own version of the original Ropa Vieja, or just made with what I found in the fridge.

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Ingredients

75 minutes
Serves 4 servings
  1. 1.1 lbsshredded flank steak (500 grams)
  2. 4cooked nopales (cactus paddles), diced
  3. 2potatoes, cut into pieces
  4. 3roasted tomatoes
  5. 2roasted garlic cloves
  6. 1/2roasted onion
  7. 2 cupscooking broth (from the meat)
  8. 2cooked guajillo chiles
  9. Salt, to taste
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75 minutes
  1. 1

    Cook the meat with a little garlic and onion in a pressure cooker.

  2. 2

    Roast the tomatoes, chiles (don’t let them burn), garlic, and onion.

  3. 3

    Shred the meat, peel and cut the potatoes.

  4. 4

    Cook the diced nopales in a copper pot, or if you have a small piece of copper, add it to the pot to help remove the slime. Once cooked, rinse the nopales very well.

  5. 5

    Soak the chiles in very hot water, then blend them with the roasted tomatoes, garlic, and onion. Pour this sauce into a clay pot if you have one, season with salt to taste, and add a little of the cooking broth so the potatoes can cook.

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  6. 6

    Add the nopales and shredded meat, and cook for about 10 minutes until the mixture is between dry and saucy. Serve with cooked white rice.

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Published in the US on August 20, 2025 14:01
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