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Stir Fry Beef Tongue

Beef tongue is one of the most underrated cuts of beef and this dish will change your mind about it.
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: asian, Chinese, fusion
Keyword: beef, meat, tongue

Ingredients

  • 1 beef tongue
  • 4 L water
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 1 dried orange peel
  • 3 star anise
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1 birds eye chili
  • 2 stalks scallions
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

  • Into a large pot, bring water up to a boil. Add salt, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, orange peel, star anise, and bay leaves.
    4 L water, 1 tbsp salt, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp dark soy sauce, 1 dried orange peel, 3 star anise, 2 bay leaves
  • Add beef tongue into the pot and leave it covered to simmer for 4 hours.
    1 beef tongue
  • Using a mandolin, thinly shave garlic.
    8 cloves garlic
  • Add garlic into oil and heat up over medium heat while mixing until golden brown then strain and set aside.
    1 cup oil
  • After 4 hours, your beef tongue should be extremely tender.
  • Remove the outer layer of skin.
  • Chop it up into smaller cubes.
  • Sear on a hot cast iron pan then add chopped chili, scallions, most of the garlic chips, soy sauce, white pepper, and lemon juice.
    1 birds eye chili, 2 stalks scallions, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp white pepper, 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • Garnish with more scallions and garlic chips and enjoy.