Name: Sarawak Laksa
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: Rice vermicelli 300 g (10½ oz), soaked, blanched and drained; Cumin powder 1 Tbsp; Cucumbers 2, peeled, cored and shredded; Sugar to taste; Crisp-fried shallots 125 g (4½ oz); Vegetable oil 250 ml (8 fl oz / 1 cup); Coriander powder 3 Tbsp; Coconut milk 1 litre (32 fl oz / 4 cups), extracted from 2 grated coconuts and 1 litre (32 fl oz / 4 cups) water; Bottled sambal belacan (optional) as needed; Bean sprouts 300 g (10½ oz), tailed and blanched; Hard-boiled eggs 3, shelled and sliced; Ginger 2-cm (1-in) knob, peeled; Mint leaves a bunch, shredded; Chicken ½, about 500 g (1 lb 1½ oz), cleaned; Prawn (shrimp) stock 500 ml (16 fl oz / 2 cups); Candlenuts 10; Salt to taste; Galangal 2.5-cm (1-in) knob, peeled; Lemongrass 3 stalks, thinly sliced; Shallots 30, peeled; Coriander leaves (cilantro) 200 g (7 oz), shredded; Black peppercorns 10; Garlic 4 cloves, peeled; Dried prawns (shrimps) 200 g (7 oz), soaked and drained; Red chilli 1, seeded and sliced; Medium prawns (shrimps) 1 kg (2 lb 3 oz), cleaned and shelled; Kalamansi limes 3, halved; Dried chillies 30, soaked, seeded and drained

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Best of Chef Wan Volume 1

By Chef Wan

Published 2018

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Ingredients

Vegetable oil 250 ml (8 fl oz / 1 cup)
Chicken

Method

Combine ingredients for spice paste in a food processor and blend until smooth.
Heat oil in a pot over medium heat and sauté the spice paste until fragrant.
Put in the chicken, prawn stock and coconut milk. Bring to the boil, then lower heat and simmer until the chicken is tender, about 45 minutes. Season with salt and sugar. Remove the chicken.

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