Ropa Vieja Española

Name: Ropa Vieja Española (“Remnants” à l’espagnole)
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: 1 lb of tomatoes; 1 lb of onions; 5 or 6 pimientos, butter, salt and pepper.; 5 or 6 pimientos, butter, salt and pepper.; 5 or 6 pimientos, butter, salt and pepper.; 5 or 6 pimientos, butter, salt and pepper.

“Remnants” à l’espagnole

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes of all Nations

By Countess Morphy

Published 1935

About

This is a favourite Spanish way of disposing of cooked left-over meat.

Ingredients

Cooked meat
1 lb of onions
1 lb of tomatoes

Europe
Spain
Side dish
Mediterranean
Gluten-free

Method

Slice the onions and fry them in butter. When they begin to brown, add the sliced or quartered tomatoes, the sliced pimientos and the meat, cut in thin strips. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer gently for ½ an hour. This dish is sometimes garnished with croûtons of fried bread.