Grammy's Kitchen · Beef Stew · Cuban Beef Stew (Ropa Vieja)
One of 148 beef stew recipes we measured
It ranks #4 of 148 for tenderness among the beef stew recipes we compared. 23 cooks on www.thespruceeats.com rate it 4.1★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 148.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 71% |
| fat | 6% | 3% |
| aromatics | 34% | 23% |
| salt | 2% | 0% |
| thickener | 0% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 97% | 91% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 2 pounds flank steak |
| 150 g | 1 large onion, quartered |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic , smashed |
| 40 g | 1 large celery rib, chopped |
| 18 g | 1 tablespoon salt |
| 54 g | 1/4 cup olive oil |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic, minced |
| 150 g | 1 large onion, sliced into thin strips |
| 120 g | 1 large green bell pepper, sliced into thin strips |
| 680 g | 1 1/2 pounds tomatoes, diced |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons dry sherry |
| 2 g | 2 bay leaves |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon ground cumin |
| 36 g | 1/4 cup cooked sweet peas |
| Salt, to taste | |
| Freshly ground black pepper, to taste |
Method: 14 steps, published by www.thespruceeats.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.