Malaysian Laksa – Food & Home Magazine

Ingredients

• 30ml peanut or canola oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 10ml fresh ginger, finely grated
• 5ml lemon zest, finely chopped
• 2ml shrimp paste
• 500ml good-quality chicken stock
• 500ml coconut milk
• 7ml ground turmeric
• 2ml ground coriander
• 5ml sambal oelek, or 2ml chilli powder
• 5ml brown sugar
• 5ml tamarind purée
• or 15ml lemon juice
• 5ml salt
• 100g rice noodles
• 100g prawns, peeled and cleaned
• 140g skinless chicken, steamed and sliced
• 100g bean sprouts
• 1 spring onion, thinly sliced on the diagonal
• handful of fresh coriander, stems removed
• 1 small fresh red chilli, finely diced