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Prawn laksa
Laksa is a Malaysian dish of Chinese origin but can be found in various forms all over South East Asia. It’s a lovely noodle soup that packs a flavour punch and can be made with prawns, mussels, crab, fish or chicken.
Left over paste can be frozen. If you have left over paste from my Duck and Lychee Curry recipe that would be perfect to use for this recipe
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 people
Calories 452 kcal
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Ingredients

Laksa Paste

  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 4 red chilli roughly chopped
  • 6 cm ginger or galangal roughly chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic peeled and roughly chopped
  • 4 banana shallots roughly chopped
  • 4 lemon grass white parts only, roughly chopped
  • 1.5 tbsp fish sauce
  • 50 g ground almonds
  • 2 tbsp rapeseed oil

Broth

  • 4 nests medium rice noodles cooked, drained and rinsed in cold water
  • 6 tbsp laksa paste
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 600 ml vegetable or chicken stock
  • 300 g large cooked prawns
  • 1 lime
  • 1/2 cucumber seeds removed, cut into matchsticks
  • Fresh coriander to garnish

Equipment

  • Mini Blender

Instructions
 

Laksa paste

  • In a small pan over a medium heat, put the paprika, cumin, coriander and turmeric and cook for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Tip out and allow to cool.
  • Put the remainder of the paste ingredients in a processor, add the spices and blitz into a smooth paste. Keep in the fridge in an airtight container until ready to use.

Broth

  • Heat a pan and add a tsp of rapeseed oil then add the paste and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the coconut milk and stock and bring to a simmer for a couple of minutes
  • Add the prawns and let them warm through. Add the drained the noodles to the pan. Serve in warmed bowls sprinkled with cucumber and coriander and a squeeze of lime

Nutrition

Calories: 452kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 11gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 777mgPotassium: 793mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 526IUVitamin C: 77mgCalcium: 107mgIron: 7mg
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