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Aged Beef Tongue Feast

Gifted an aged beef tongue from the chef of a popular, hard-to-book restaurant, food researcher Ryuji butchers it and luxuriously enjoys it in various ways, such as salt stew, steak, and green onion salt dressing. A beef tongue feast recipe showcasing professional techniques.

Steps

Carefully peel off the skin of the aged beef tongue with a knife.
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Separate the jaw from the tongue, then divide the tongue into root, middle, and tip sections.
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Trim off surrounding sinews and unwanted parts. [Pro Tip!] Aged tongue has a surface similar to prosciutto, so carefully trim the surface and remove tough skin and sinews to improve texture.
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Cut the tongue root into thick slices for steak.
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Cut the tongue middle into thin slices.
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Dice the tongue tip and sinewy trimmed parts for stew.
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Peel Daikon Radish 200-300g with a peeler and cut it into pieces about the same size as the diced beef tongue.
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Place diced beef tongue 250-300g, Daikon Radish 200-300g, ginger 15g, garlic 10-15g, water 300cc, sake 80cc, kombu to taste, and salt 1 and 1/3 tsp into a pot and bring to a boil.
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Simmer for about 1 hour until the ingredients are tender. Add more water if it reduces too much during cooking.
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Add bonito powder 2g and Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine) 1 tbsp and 1 tsp to the stew to adjust the flavor.
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Serve on a plate, sprinkle with scallions to taste and black pepper to taste, and serve with Japanese mustard to taste if desired.
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Finely chop long green onion 70g.
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In a bowl, combine finely chopped long green onion 70g, MSG(Ajinomoto) (MSG) 8 shakes, salt 1/2 tsp, grated garlic 2g, lemon juice 1 tsp, and black pepper to taste, and mix well.
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In a bowl, combine soy sauce 1 tbsp, lemon juice 1 tsp, Haimi (MSG) 2 shakes, and sugar a pinch, and mix well.
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Make a few incisions on the thick-cut and thin-cut tongue slices.
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Heat a hot plate (or frying pan) and grill the beef tongue. Lightly sprinkle with salt while grilling.
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Grill both sides thoroughly, and squeeze lemon over it if desired.
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Alternatively, serve with the prepared Ultimate Green Onion Salt Sauce, wasabi to taste, and magic spice to taste.
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Heat a frying pan and grill the diced tongue tip.
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Once browned, add the prepared Ultimate Green Onion Salt Sauce and stir-fry together.
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Serve on a plate and squeeze lemon over it.
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Heat a frying pan and quickly grill both sides of the thin-sliced tongue.
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Serve on a plate and generously pour the prepared Ultimate Lemon Soy Sauce over it.
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Top with grated Daikon Radish to taste.
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Heat butter to taste, olive oil to taste, and a small amount of chopped garlic in a frying pan.
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Add the thin-sliced tongue and grill, lightly sprinkling with salt.
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Add white wine to taste and grill, letting it blend with the meat juices.
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Serve on a plate and sprinkle with a small amount of MSG(Ajinomoto) (MSG) if desired.
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