Posts

Showing posts from February, 2015

A feel good moment

Image
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 ...

Asian Pork Tacos

Image
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 W...