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Easy Laksa Recipe - This is an easy Laksa recipe because we’re using Red Curry paste, but we’re going to enhance the flavour with fresh lemongrass, garlic and ginger.

Easy Laksa Recipe

This is an easy Laksa recipe because we’re using Red Curry paste, but we’re going to enhance the flavour with fresh lemongrass, garlic and ginger.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Malaysian
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Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • Pot or deep casserole dish
  • Stovetop
  • Separate saucepan for kids' portion

Ingredients

  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 cm ginger
  • 1 lemongrass stalk
  • 150 g snow peas
  • ½ bunch basil
  • 2 lime
  • 600 g firm white fish
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 75 g Thai mild red curry paste
  • 400 ml coconut cream
  • 1 L chicken stock
  • 2 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 200 g vermicelli rice noodles
  • 2 tablespoon chilli oil opt.
  • 2 tablespoon crispy fried shallots

Instructions

  • Peel and crush garlic. Peel and grate ginger. Remove tough outer layers of the lemongrass, discard hard lower stalk, then finely slice centre. Top and tail snow peas. Pick basil leaves and slice thinly. Juice half the quantity of lime and cut remaining into wedges.
    2 cloves garlic, 3 cm ginger, 1 lemongrass stalk, 150 g snow peas, ½ bunch basil, 2 lime
    Prep garlic, ginger, lemongrass, snow peas, basil leaves, and lime.
  • Slice fish into 2 cm pieces.
    600 g firm white fish
    Slice fish into 2 cm pieces.
  • Heat oil in a pot or deep casserole dish over medium heat, and add garlic, ginger and lemongrass and cook for 2 minutes, then add curry paste and cook for 2 more minutes. If you are cooking for little ones who don’t like spicy things you can either halve the amount of curry paste, or set up a separate saucepan just for them in the next step.
    2 cloves garlic, 3 cm ginger, 1 lemongrass stalk, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 75 g Thai mild red curry paste
    Cook garlic, ginger and lemongrass in a casserole dish, then add curry paste.
  • For an ultra mild coconut broth for your child, set up a separate saucepan and add 100ml coconut cream and 250ml chicken stock per child’s serve (this is what I served my 2 yo).
    For adults, place the remaining coconut cream and chicken stock in the saucepan with the curry paste and fish sauce, and bring to the boil.
    400 ml coconut cream, 1 L chicken stock, 2 teaspoon fish sauce
    For kids, set up a separate saucepan and add coconut cream and chicken stock. Place remaining coconut cream and chicken stock in the saucepan with curry paste and bring to the boil.
  • Once the stock is boiling, add your child’s portion of fish and rice noodles to their saucepan, and the adult’s portion of fish and rice noodles to the adult saucepan. Reduce to a simmer, and cook for 3 minutes.
    600 g firm white fish, 200 g vermicelli rice noodles
    Add fish and rice noodles to both saucepans.
  • Just before serving add snow peas to each saucepan, cook for a minute. Serve kids bowls of coconut broth with lime on the side.
    Serve adults bowls of laksa topped with basil, chilli oil (if using), crispy fried shallots and lime wedges on the side.
    150 g snow peas, ½ bunch basil, 2 tablespoon chilli oil, 2 tablespoon crispy fried shallots
    Easy Laksa Recipe - Serve bowls of laksa topped with basil, chilli oil, crispy fried shallots and lime wedges on the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 888kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 52g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 796mg | Potassium: 1370mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3498IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 112mg | Iron: 5mg