CrescentHollow Cookbook
Laksa - Malaysian Chili & prawn soup
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Source: Mealthy
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Ingredients
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1 tbsp olive oil
2 red chili peppers, thinly sliced
1/4 cup laksa paste (Asian section of grocery store)
2 cloves minced garlic
6 cups vegetable stock
1 (15 oz) can coconut milk
1 tbsp fish sauce
400 grams rice noodles
16 oz cooked king prawn or large shrimp
2 limes, juiced
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
lime wedges
Directions
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Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook Chile in hot oil until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add laksa paste and garlic; stir and cook for 1 minute more.
Pour vegetable stock, coconut milk, and fish sauce into the saucepan; bring broth to a boil. Add rice noodles and cook until tender, about 4 minutes.
Stir prawns and lime juice into the broth; cook until heated through, about 4 minutes more.
Divide soup amount 4 bowls; garnish with cilantro and lime.