Cheat's Chicken Laksa
Equipment
- Wok
- Wooden spoon
- Ladle
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 2 x 400 ml reduced-fat coconut milk chilled
- 150 g laksa paste
- 600 ml chicken stock
- 2 skinless chicken breasts sliced
- 225 g flat rice noodles
- 250 g peeled Atlantic prawns defrosted if frozen
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
To garnish
- handful beansprouts
- 6 egg soft boiled, halved
- handful fresh coriander chopped
- handful fresh mint chopped
- 1 red chilli thinly sliced
- lime cut into wedges
Instructions
- Place a wok over a medium–high heat and add the oil. Oncehot, add the laksa paste and fry for a minute before pouringin the stock and coconut milk. Bring to the boil then add thechicken breasts.
- Simmer for 10 minutes, remove the cooked chicken and thinlyslice before adding it back to the wok, then add the noodles andprawns and cook for a few minutes more until the prawns arepink and the noodles are soft and heated through.
- Serve in deep bowls garnished with bean sprouts, soft-boiledegg halves, herbs, chilli and lime wedges.
Notes
Laksa is a noodle soup popular across South East Asia. You will find laksa paste in any Asian supermarket. This is what makes this a little cheat recipe! If you can't find it, opt for Thai red curry paste instead.
Nutrition
Calories: 404kcal
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