Japan

Gyutan

Name: Gyutan
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 400 g Beef tongue (sliced); 1 tsp Salt; some Black pepper; 1 tbsp Sake; 1 stalk Spring onion; to serve Lemon

Grilled beef tongue from Sendai

Gyutan - thinly sliced, grilled beef tongue - is the culinary specialty of the city of Sendai, born in the post-war years.

The tongue is sliced, seasoned and grilled over charcoal until crisp outside and tender within - served with barley rice and oxtail soup.

Servings2

Time30 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Beef tongue (sliced)400 g
Salt1 tsp
Black peppersome
Sake1 tbsp
Spring onion1 stalk
Lemonto serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Lightly score the tongue slices.
Season with salt, pepper and sake, rest briefly.
Heat grill or pan very hot.
Grill the slices briefly on both sides over high heat.
Serve with spring onion and lemon.

Make it original

Sake and seasonings for gyutan are in the Asia Boutique.

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