Teriyaki Beef Tongue

If you haven’t had beef tongue, you don’t know what you’re missing. And if you haven’t had TERIYAKI beef tongue, you REALLY are missing something quite wonderful.

I know, I know … the very thought of eating a cow’s tongue turns you off. Or, maybe it doesn’t. If it doesn’t turn you off, then read on. But if it disgusts you, then stop right here.

Okay … are all the detractors gone? Good.

So how do you make teriyaki beef tongue? Well, first you need a couple of things – a beef tongue, and some teriyaki sauce. You can get teriyaki sauce in the Asian section of your supermarket, but if you want a better-tasting sauce than that, just follow my recipe found elsewhere on this website.

As for the tongue, you should be able to find it at a butcher shop, or perhaps at your local supermarket. That’s the hardest part – finding the tongue.

It’s easy to make, but it does require some pre-planning because it’ll take a couple of hours from start to finish.

This dish is absolutely yummy!

Ingredients

• BEEF TONGUE, 1
• GARLIC SALT, to taste, about 2 tablespoons
• TERIYAKI SAUCE, about 1 cup

Directions

1. Rinse the tongue and place it in a large pot of water (enough to cover the tongue).
2. Flavor the water with garlic salt and bring it to a boil.
3. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for at least an hour, or until the tongue is soft enough to pierce easily with a fork or toothpick (you don’t want the meat to be “crunchy”).
4. Drain and let the tongue cool. Once it’s is cooled, peel off the white skin.
5. Slice the tongue into ½-inch slabs and marinate it in the teriyaki sauce for an hour.
6. Sauté the tongue pieces in a non-stick pan to reheat and concentrate the teriyaki sauce.
7. Serve with steamed rice.