Name: Singapore laksa
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Singaporean
Ingredients: 2 stalks lemon grass, white part only, sliced; 250 ml (8 fl oz) chicken stock; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 2 tablespoons oil; 18 medium cooked prawns, shells on; 4 Asian shallots, chopped; 5 dried chillies, chopped; 1 tablespoon shrimp paste; 3 teaspoons ground turmeric; 2 tablespoons sugar; 250 g (8 oz) dried fine Chinese egg noodles; 1 red chilli, seeded and thinly sliced, to garnish; ½ teaspoon ground coriander; 1 litre coconut milk; whole or sliced fresh mint leaves, to garnish; 1 spring onion, sliced, to garnish; 500 g (1 lb) skinless chicken breast fillets

Le Cordon Bleu

Singapore laksa

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr

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By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

Traditionally, fresh soft laksa noodles are used for this wonderfully spicy and creamy soup. If you can’t find them, then the thin Chinese noodles used below make a good alternative.

Ingredients

18 medium cooked prawns, shells on
4 Asian shallots, chopped
3 cloves g

Asia
Singapore
Soup
South East Asia
Spicy

Method

Peel and devein the prawns. Cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Process the shallots and garlic in a blender or food processor to a smooth pulp. Add the dried chillies, lemon grass, turmeric, shrimp paste, coriander and 60 ml (

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