Prawn laksa (spicy noodle soup)

Name: Prawn laksa (spicy noodle soup)
Total time: 20 min
Yield: serves 2
Ingredients: medium rice noodles 50g, we like Blue Dragon; laksa paste 2-3 tbsp; half-fat coconut milk 400ml tin; chicken stock 500ml; cooked large prawns 150g, from a sustainable source; beansprouts a handful; cucumber ¼, seeds removed and cut into strips; coriander a small bunch

20 minutes
serves 2
Easy

This quick meal for two hails from Malaysia and takes just 20 minutes to prepare. Warming prawn noodle broth with spicy Laksa paste is topped with cucumber and coriander.

December 19, 2014 at 2:28 pm

Ingredients

medium rice noodles 50g, we like Blue Dragon
laksa paste 2-3 tbsp
half-fat coconut milk 400ml tin
chicken stock 500ml
cooked large prawns 150g, from a sustainable source
beansprouts a handful
cucumber ¼, seeds removed and cut into strips
coriander a small bunch

Method

Step 1

Put the noodles in a bowl, pour over boiling water and leave to soften, about 5-7 minutes.
Step 2

Heat a pan, add the laksa paste and a splash of coconut milk. Fry for 3-4 minutes, add the coconut milk and stock, stir, and simmer for 2 minutes.

Add the prawns and heat through. Stir in the beansprouts. Put the noodles in two bowls, ladle soup over, and top with cucumber and coriander.