How to Make Appetizing Simple Gyutan Don

Simple Gyutan Don. Stir-fry onion with oil until a bit translucent. Add beef tongue and stir occasionally. When the tongue has changed color, add corn kernels and celery.

Put dashi, soy sauce, sugar, mirin, and sake in a large pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Add onion slices and simmer for a few minutes or until softened. Add beef to the pan and simmer for a few minutes until it turns from pink to cooked. You can have Simple Gyutan Don using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Simple Gyutan Don

1. Prepare 400 gram of thinly sliced beef tongue.
2. It's 1 of onion, sliced thinly.
3. It's 4 tbsp of roughly chopped celery.
4. You need 2 tbsp of corn kernels.
5. You need 1 tbsp of oil (I used sunflower oil).
6. It's 1 of bouillon cube (beef).
7. It's 1 pinch of salt.
8. Prepare 1 tbsp of honey.

Serve hot steamed rice into individual deep rice bowls. To serve, place a serving of rice in to a bowl and fan out the slices of tongue around the rice. Garnish with spring onions, sesame seeds and pickled vegetable of your choice! "Gyu" (牛) translates to "beef" while "Don" (丼) refers to the type of bowl it's served in. In Japan, gyudon is occasionally served with a raw egg yolk or a poached egg (Onsen Tamago) placed in the center of the simmered beef.

Simple Gyutan Don step by step

1. Stir-fry onion with oil until a bit translucent..
2. Add beef tongue and stir occasionally..
3. When the tongue has changed color, add corn kernels and celery. Mix well. Add beef bouillon, salt, and honey. Adjust the taste when necessary..
4. Serve over warm rice..

In Japanese, Gyu means ox, Tan means tongue and Don means rice bowl. So, Gyutan Don is ox-tongue (flavored and grilled) served with rice. Here are some of the signature dishes that I've made throughout my cooking journey. Some I've mastered to perfection, and some I'm still tweaking around. In a nutshell, I'm inspired mostly by Japanese and Italian cuisine.