Slow-Cooker Ropa Vieja

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoon svegetable oil
• 2 onions , halved and slice d thin
• 2 red bell peppers , stemmed, seeded, and slice d into 1/2-inch-wide strips
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 4 garlic clove s , minced
• 2 teaspoon sground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoon sdried oregano
• Salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 2 tablespoon ssoy sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (2-pound) flank steak , trimmed and cut crosswise against grain into 4 equal piece s
• 3/4 cup pitted green olives , slice d
• 1 tablespoon sdistilled white vinegar

Instructions

1. Heat oil in 12 inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat until shimmering. Add onions and bell peppers and cook, covered, until softened and spotty brown, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Push vegetables to sides of skillet.
3. Add tomato paste, garlic, cumin, oregano, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to center and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
4. Stir vegetables into tomato paste mixture.
5. Add wine and cook until nearly evaporated, about 2 minutes.
6. Transfer vegetable mixture, soy sauce, and bay leaves to slow cooker.
7. Season steak with salt and pepper and nestle into vegetable mixture.
8. Cover and cook until meat is very tender, 6 to 7 hours on low or 5 to 6 hours on high.
9. Transfer steak to cutting board. Discard bay leaves. Using 2 forks, shred steak into bite size pieces, then return it to slow cooker. Stir in olives and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.