How to Prepare Gyutan

If you can't buy gyu-tan already prepared (or want to save some money) a whole beef tongue can be a little daunting and very tricky to prepare for Yakiniku or other Japanese dishes.  Here is the easy way to skin and slice your gyu-tan perfectly:

1. Rinse tongue well under cold running water.
2. Stretch tongue out flat and wrap with plastic wrap.  
3. Place in freezer for about 4 hours or until semi-frozen (a little stiff but soft enough to slice easily.  Alternately, freeze and then defrost in fridge until semi-frozen)
4. The skin can now be easily sliced off with a sharpened knife
5. Slice thinly.
6. One tongue serves about 3 people for yakiniku, or more if other meats are also used.

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