Japanese Beef Tongue Stir-Fry

This is a Japanese stir-fry dish with pork or beef tongue, lots of garlic, and spring onions. If you prefer to use pork fillet you can. Serve hot.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 13 mins
• Total Time: 28 mins
• Calories: 141 Calories

Ingredients

• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1 tablespoon salt, or as needed
• ½ pound beef tongue, very thinly sliced
• 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil, or as needed
• 2 cups sliced spring onions
• 1 tablespoon sake (Japanese rice wine)
• ½ teaspoon dashi powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Rub 1 tablespoon salt onto beef tongue; place on a plate. Let sit until flavors combine, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Dip beef tongue into boiling water with a slotted spoon for 30 seconds. Remove, draining excess water; transfer to a plate.

Step 3

Heat sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in onions; cook and stir until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add beef tongue and more sesame oil if needed; cook and stir until tongue is browned, about 3 minutes.

Step 4

Stir sake, dashi powder, salt, and pepper into the skillet; simmer until flavors combine, 2 to 3 minutes.