About a year ago I subscribed to the Masterchef magazine which I thought would be really exciting as I would get to make a heap of different recipes I usually wouldn't. But having gotten it for a year and I have kept all the magazines I have found that I don't make many recipe's from the magazine's and I am not planning to renew my membership. This may just be my experience, I am not sure. Having said that one recipe I did make was a Chicken and Prawn Laksa. I love this dish and it is a great family meal.
Kuala Lumpur Chicken and Prawn Laksa
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 40mins
Cooking: 20mins
(+30mins to soak chillies)
- 80mL (1/3 cup) vegetable oil, plus extra for frying
- 250grams green prawns, peeled and cleaned heads and shells reserved
- 400mL coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar
- 160grams poached chicken breast, cut into 1cm slices
- 400grams fresh egg noodles
- 100grams bean sprouts
- 100grams green beans, boiled
- 3 spring onions, trimmed, thinly sliced
Laksa Spice Paste
o 4 dried red chillies, soaked for 30mins and drained
o 20grams cashew nuts
o 2 stalks lemongrass, chopped
o 3 gloves garlic, roughly chopped
o 20grams ginger, roughly chopped
o 2 teaspoons curry powder
o 3 red eschalots, roughly chopped
o 2 teaspoon shrimp paste
o ½ teaspoon salt
o 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Method
- To make Laksa spice paste, process all ingredients in a food processor to a smooth paste
- To make stock, heat 1-tablespoon oil in a wok or large frying pan. Add reserved prawn heads and shells and cook for 2mins or until golden brown. Add 1L water, bring to the boil and simmer for 4minutes. Strain, reserving liquid and pan
- Use 60mL of oil to reserved pan and heat over medium heat. Add Laksa spice paste and cook for 2mins or until fragrant. Add stock, coconut milk, fish sauce, sugar and 1-teaspoon salt. Simmer for 3minutes. Add prawns and chicken to the soup and simmer for 5minutes until prawns are just cooked through
- Meanwhile, cook noodles in a pan of boiling water until tender, then drain
- Divide noodles among bowls. Top with sprouts and beans. Spoon over soup. Top with spring onions and hers.
Happy Cooking!!
Love and Luck
xxx
No comments:
Post a Comment