Laksa Johor

Ingredients

• 1kg wolf herring or sardines (cleaned, gutted, and bone in)
• 250g whole prawns
• 4 tbsp dried shrimp (soaked in water)
• A 5-7cm piece of salted fish (soaked in water)
• 6 shallots
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 3cm piece of galangal
• 3cm piece of ginger
• 15 dried chillies (soaked in water)
• 2 tbsp star anise
• 2 tbsp coriander seeds
• 2 tbsp meat curry powder
• 3 tbsp desiccated coconut (toasted, then ground)
• 3 pieces dried asam keping (sliced)
• 200ml coconut milk
• 1 bunch of Thai basil
• 1 bunch of Vietnamese mint
• 1 stalk of lemongrass
• 1 torch ginger flower
• 3cm cube of palm sugar
• 1 packet of spaghetti
• 1 cucumber (grated, for garnish)
• 5-6 snake beans (thinly sliced, for garnish)
• 100g bean sprouts (cleaned and rinsed, garnish)
• 1 cup of Thai Basil (finely chopped, for garnish)
• 1 cup of Vietnamese Coriander (finely chopped. for garnish)