Carne Mechada: In a saucepan, put water and meat. Bring it to a boil and cook 30min until tender. Remove from heat and cool off slightly. Meat is removed from the pan. Leave the broth aside.
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Shred the meat into thin, short strands and set a part. In a frying pan heat the oil add onion and garlic, and cook until transparent about 7min. Add the peppers cook for 2min. Add the tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and cook until slightly dry about 15 more min. Add the ketchup and a bit of broth in which meat is cooked stir for 10min.
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Caraotas Negras: Clean the beans, eliminate stone, etc. Wash under running water and discard those that float. Soak overnight.
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In a sauce pan, put the beans with 10cups of beef broth, the onion cut in half, and pepper. Then bring to a boil, lowered heat slightly and cook until tender, about 60min.
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Remove from heat, eliminate the pepper and onion then, add the black sugar, salt, pepper and about 2 or 3 cups of water. Bring it to a boil and cook for 20min. or until tender but firm, making sure to remove the foam that formed on top.
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Meanwhile in a small frying pan fry bacon bits until golden brown, about 10min. Remove the bacon and keep the oil from bacon(about 1/3cup) in the pot, then add 1/3cup of olive oil to have a total of 2/3 cup of oil. Add the chopped onions and garlic and sauté until golden brown, about 7-10min. Add all ingredients to the pot containing the beans, and continue cooking on medium heat until the broth thickens slightly, about 30min. more. Stir the beans if desired add 2tbs of olive oil.
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Venezuelan rice: Put 2cups of washed rice in to the rice cooker. Add water accordingly. Add onion, garlic, olive oil, salt and stir. Turn on the rice cooker and cook normally. Before your stir the rice, remove onion and garlic.
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YUCA: Place the yuca in a pan with salted water and bring to a boil and cooked till it becomes tender, around 10-15 min.