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.

Ingredients

Main Ingredients (2 servings)

  • Beef Tongue 250-300g
  • Daikon Radish 200-300g
  • Garlic 10-15g
  • Scallions to taste
  • Ginger 15g
  • Long Green Onion 70g
  • Grated Daikon Radish to taste

Seasonings

  • [A] Sake 80cc
  • [A] Kombu to taste
  • [A] Salt 1 and 1/3 tsp
  • [A] Bonito Powder 2g
  • [A] Black Pepper to taste
  • [A] Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine) 1 tbsp and 1 tsp
  • [A] Japanese Mustard to taste
  • [B] MSG(Ajinomoto) (MSG) 8 shakes
  • [B] Salt 1/2 tsp
  • [B] Grated Garlic 2g
  • [B] Lemon Juice 1 tsp
  • [B] Black Pepper to taste
  • [C] Soy Sauce 1 tbsp
  • [C] Lemon Juice 1 tsp
  • [C] Haimi (MSG) 2 shakes
  • [C] Sugar a pinch
  • [D] Magic Spice to taste
  • [D] Butter to taste
  • [D] Olive Oil to taste
  • [D] White Wine to taste

Steps

  1. Carefully peel off the skin of the aged beef tongue with a knife.
  2. Separate the jaw from the tongue, then divide the tongue into root, middle, and tip sections.
  3. 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.
  4. Cut the tongue root into thick slices for steak.
  5. Cut the tongue middle into thin slices.
  6. Dice the tongue tip and sinewy trimmed parts for stew.
  7. Peel Daikon Radish 200-300g with a peeler and cut it into pieces about the same size as the diced beef tongue.
  8. 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.
  9. Simmer for about 1 hour until the ingredients are tender. Add more water if it reduces too much during cooking.
  10. Add bonito powder 2g and Mirin (Sweet Rice Wine) 1 tbsp and 1 tsp to the stew to adjust the flavor.
  11. Serve on a plate, sprinkle with scallions to taste and black pepper to taste, and serve with Japanese mustard to taste if desired.
  12. Finely chop long green onion 70g.
  13. 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.
  14. In a bowl, combine soy sauce 1 tbsp, lemon juice 1 tsp, Haimi (MSG) 2 shakes, and sugar a pinch, and mix well.
  15. Make a few incisions on the thick-cut and thin-cut tongue slices.
  16. Heat a hot plate (or frying pan) and grill the beef tongue. Lightly sprinkle with salt while grilling.
  17. Grill both sides thoroughly, and squeeze lemon over it if desired.
  18. Alternatively, serve with the prepared Ultimate Green Onion Salt Sauce, wasabi to taste, and magic spice to taste.
  19. Heat a frying pan and grill the diced tongue tip.
  20. Once browned, add the prepared Ultimate Green Onion Salt Sauce and stir-fry together.
  21. Serve on a plate and squeeze lemon over it.
  22. Heat a frying pan and quickly grill both sides of the thin-sliced tongue.
  23. Serve on a plate and generously pour the prepared Ultimate Lemon Soy Sauce over it.
  24. Top with grated Daikon Radish to taste.
  25. Heat butter to taste, olive oil to taste, and a small amount of chopped garlic in a frying pan.
  26. Add the thin-sliced tongue and grill, lightly sprinkling with salt.
  27. Add white wine to taste and grill, letting it blend with the meat juices.
  28. Serve on a plate and sprinkle with a small amount of MSG(Ajinomoto) (MSG) if desired.

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