A feel good moment

We all love to sit and relax and put on a movie from time to time, and you can't say no to movies that contain a 'Feel Good' moment.

Movies such as Ratatouille, Julie and Julia, Chef just to name a few (the list is endless) really makes you warm and yet slightly more hungry.... theres no denying it.

So you better go and pop some popcorn smother it in melted butter then mix it up with some maltesers because theres a new Culinary movie out and it will wish you had smell TV.

The hundred food journey is about a family who leave their home behind and travel to France to start a new beginning with there gastronomic flavours and put the spice in to peoples lives. A charming setting and a step into the culinary world.

Heres a story about hopes and dreams that for any food lover could picture themselves in and hoping it could be them.

As every movie does this family movie creates competition between to rivals, but includes good humour and understanding into how 2 restaurants strive to be better with there flavours and produce.

But as time passes the dedication of 1 chef stands out and brings the perfect combination of flavours and really makes you want to be there to enjoy it even more.

The true beginnings of just a cook who becomes world famous as he embarks on grand adventures through the combination of 2 cultures.

Produced by Stephen Speilburg and Oprah Winfrey, this movie truly brings out the good in the culinary world and shows how magical a combination of flavours and techniques can add to ones life.

If you are one who enjoys good culinary movies, this is one that will bring joy into your lives. After watching it made me want to get into the kitchen and create meals and experiment with flavours. If they can do it why cant you?

The Hundred Foot Journey is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Thank you to Chloe from  Mango Communications ( http://www.thisismango.com.au/ ) for bringing this masterpiece to me.

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Asian Pork Tacos

Ingredients:

1 small Pork Shoulder (Murray Valley)
1 ltr Vegetable stock
1 tsp Ground black pepper
1 tsp Salt (extra for crackle)
1 chopped onion
2 tbsp Soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp Shao hsing rice wine
1 tsp sesame oil (plus drizzle for crackle)
1 avocado
1 carrot - greated and shredded
1/4 cabbage red - shredded
1/2 bunch coriander - torn
3 sprigs of spring onion - chopped
2 sticks of celery - finely chopped
1 red chilli - finely diced
Kepi Sesame Mayonnaise
Taco shells - hard or soft, dependant on preference

Method:

Remove skin from pork shoulder and set aside on a lined baking tray. In a slow cooker or deep pot place stock, shoulder, seasoning and chopped onion. On a medium to low heat slow cook shoulder until tender and is easy to pull apart. Estimated 6-8 hours dependant on size of shoulder.

Rub Salt and drizzle skin with sesame oil. Place skin in oven to make golden crisp crackle. Remove and allow to cool. One cool, chop into bite sized pieces - almost like a crumble

When shoulder is tender remove from stock and allow to cool. With a fork begin to sherd up the shoulder into small sizes. 

In a medium fry pan place sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine and oyster sauce and combine. Transfer shredded pork and coat evenly. Add some of the stock from slow cooking if you would like more of a runny sauce. To balance flavours add a little more oyster and rice wine to bring out more of a BBQ flavour.

In a bowl combine all fresh ingredients apart from avocado, stir through the Kepi sesame Mayonnaise.

Warm up taco shell and lay fresh slaw on the base of the shell. Top with shredded pork and finish with either diced fresh avocado or the crackle crumble.

Note: I used Murray Valley pork for this recipe, it provides great flavour and delivers a succulent and tender result every time. To find out where you can find Murray Valley produce please follow the link provided.

http://www.murrayvalleypork.com.au/