Prawn Coconut Laksa Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan or wok. When hot, throw in the garlic, spring onion, ginger and green chilli. Cook on a medium heat for 3-4 mins, then squeeze in your lime juice.
• Stir in the prawns, then add in the coconut milk and stock. Simmer gently for 5 mins on a low heat until the prawns are pink.
• Meanwhile, cook your egg noodles in a pan of boiling water for 4 mins until soft. Drain, then tip into the laksa pan. Season to taste, then serve in a bowl, topped with coriander.

Steps:

• Laksa Paste:.
• Start your blender and add the above ingredients one by one until you have a smooth paste.
• Soup:.
• Have your wok ready, on a high flame, and pour a little peanut oil, then add the paste, cook it briskly for half a minute, add the stock, brown sugar, coconut milk, fish sauce, lime juice and bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for a further 10 minutes.
• In the meantime bring to boil water in a pot for your noodles, cook for 2 minutes, drain and set aside.
• Add the prawns/shrimps into the soup, stir until cooked (shouldn't take more than 1 minute), add the cilentro leaves, the bean sprouts then the noodles, give it a good stir, add salt if desired and more chili flakes if you want it really spicy, and serve into bowls.

Steps:

• Working in batches, pound peppercorns, coriander seeds, lemongrass, and lime leaves with a mortar and pestle until beginning to break down. Add ginger, shallots, garlic, and chiles; pound until a coarse paste forms. Alternatively, pulse ingredients in a food processor.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles; cook according to package instructions, about 3 minutes. Drain.
• Heat a wok or large pan over medium-high heat. Add peanuts; cook, tossing occasionally, until lightly toasted, 1 to 2 minutes. Add oil; heat until hot but not smoking. Add peppercorn paste; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant and darkened, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add fish sauce, coconut milk, and stock; bring to a simmer, and cook, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add prawns; cook, stirring occasionally, until prawns are cooked through, 3 to 7 minutes. Stir in lime juice, noodles, and half of the dill. Divide among 6 serving bowls. Serve with remaining dill and sliced shallot, cucumber, chiles, and scallions.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tsp flavourless oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the curry paste and cook for 1 min. Pour in the coconut milk, then leave to bubble away for a few mins before adding the prawns and courgetti. Cook for 1 min more to warm through, then divide between bowls.