How to cook the perfect Laksa 🍜

A southeast asian spicy noodle soup with a creamy coconut base!

Laksa is a spicy noodle soup popular in Southeast Asia. It consists of noodles with toppings such as chicken or prawn with a rich and spicy coconut soup. Laksa is commonly served in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and southern Thailand.
Learn more on Wikipedia

---

Ingredients for 4 servings 🥥

• 300g vermicelli rice noodles
• 500g chicken thigh fillets or/and prawns
• 2 cups chicken stock (500ml)
• 1 cup coconut milk (250 ml)
• 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of red or laksa curry paste
• 200g green beans
• 1 cup fresh coriander leaves
• 1 cup fresh bean sprouts
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons vegetable or peanut oil
• peanuts for garnish

Cooking instructions 🥣

1. Pre marinate chicken with a bit of curry paste and oil (the longer the better eg. 2 hours).
2. Boil kettle to have hot water to soak noodles in.
3. Oil in deep sauce pan with high heat.
4. Add curry paste and saute/fry for 1-2 mins, until fragrant.
5. Add chicken. Stir until browned
6. Add stock and coconut milk. Stir to loosen any burnt bits at bottom of saucepan. Cook for 5-10 mins.
7. Add noodles into separate saucepan with hot water on top. Stir and leave to soak to cook.
8. Add beans and prawns (optional). Cook for 5 mins (approx) until prawns are almost cooked and beans are soft but still crispy.
9. Check noodles and drain water when cooked
10. Add brown sugar, fish sauce and lime juice. Stir and taste. Add additional to taste.

Serving instructions 🥢

1. Place noodles in bowls.
2. Pour laksa over top with ample sauce.
3. Garnish to taste with bean sprouts, then coriander, then peanuts.
4. Optional garnish with additional fish sauce or lime juice.

---

Contact me
This page was built by Charlotte Walter