Chicken Laksa - Annabel Langbein

Ingredients

• 300 g dried rice stick noodles
• 2 tbsp neutral oil
• 2 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 lime finely grated zest of
• 2 tbsp laksa or red curry paste
• 1 tbsp finely grated fresh ginger
• 2 tomatoes cored and chopped
• 1-2 whole red chillies (optional)
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups coconut cream
• 1 tbsp soft brown sugar
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 2-3 single chicken breasts skinless, very thinly sliced
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 6 hard-boiled eggs peeled and halved
• lime cheeks or wedges to serve
• 2 handfuls of bean sprouts
• 2 spring onions thinly sliced
• a handful of coriander
• a handful of mint leaves
• 1 red chilli deseeded and thinly sliced
• 1/2 telegraph cucumber cut into fine batons