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Laksa

Laksa
46 min · 32 min active · makes 2 pieces · ~6.05 l · Easy

Laksa with dried red chillies, rice vermicelli, firm tofu, shallots, garlic and galangal. Spiced Southeast Asian noodle soup with coconut broth, serves 4.

Ingredients
0/23 gathered · 4 servings
3piece
2,810ml
4piece
6piece
4clove
3piece
30g
6piece
2tsp
1tsp
1tsp
200g
3tbsp
800ml
600ml
3tbsp
1tbsp
400g
150g
400g
4piece
20g
2piece
Tools
19 items
Serveware
1 item
Procedure
69 steps
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Snip the stems off the dried chillies, shake out the seeds and put them in the small bowl.

Dried red chillies · 3 piece
⏱ 10s
ResultDried red chillies
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Pour 250 ml of just-boiled water over.

Water · 250 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultChillies in water
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Soak for 10 minutes, until soft.

⏱ 10 min
ResultSoftened dried chillies
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Drain them in the sieve.

⏱ 15s
ResultChilli soaking waterused in step 6
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Pour the chilli soaking water away.

⏱ 5s
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Put the chillies in the blender.

⏱ 10s
ResultChilli soaking water
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Lay 3 of the fresh chillies on the board.

Red chilli · 3 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultRed chilli
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Trim and chop them roughly.

⏱ 30s
ResultRoughly chopped red chillies
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Add them to the blender.

⏱ 5s
ResultDried and fresh chillies
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Lay the shallots on the board.

Shallots · 6 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultShallots
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Halve them and peel off the skins.

⏱ 1 min 20s
ResultPeeled Shallots
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Add them to the blender.

⏱ 5s
ResultChillies and shallots
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Lay the garlic on the board.

Garlic clove · 4 clove
⏱ 5s
ResultGarlic clove
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Crush each clove lightly with the flat of the knife and pull off the skin.

⏱ 30s
ResultPeeled garlic cloves
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Add them to the blender.

⏱ 5s
ResultLaksa paste vegetables
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Lay the lemongrass on the board.

Lemongrass stalk · 3 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultLemongrass stalk
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Cut off the dry tops and root ends and peel away the tough outer layers.

⏱ 40s
ResultTrimmed lemongrass
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Chop the pale inner part finely.

⏱ 1 min
ResultFinely chopped lemongrass
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Add it to the blender.

⏱ 5s
ResultPaste with lemongrass
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Lay the galangal on the board.

Galangal · 30 g
⏱ 5s
ResultGalangal
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Pare off the skin with the knife.

⏱ 30s
ResultPeeled galangal
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Chop it finely.

⏱ 40s
ResultChopped galangal
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Add it to the blender.

⏱ 5s
ResultPaste with galangal
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Add the candlenuts.

Candlenuts · 6 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultPaste with candlenuts
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Add the shrimp paste.

Dried shrimp paste · 2 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultPaste with shrimp
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Add the turmeric.

Ground turmeric · 1 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultPaste with turmeric
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Add the ground coriander.

Ground coriander · 1 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultLaksa paste ingredients
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Add 60 ml of water.

Water · 60 ml
⏱ 5s
ResultPaste ingredients and water
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Blend to a smooth paste, scraping down the sides once.

⏱ 1 min 30s
ResultLaksa pasteused in step 39
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Lay the tofu on the board.

Firm tofu · 200 g
⏱ 5s
ResultFirm tofu
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Pat it dry and cut it into 2 cm cubes.

⏱ 40s
ResultTofu cubesused in step 34
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Pour 1 tablespoon of the oil into the large frying pan.

Vegetable oil · 1 tbsp
⏱ 5s
ResultVegetable oil
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Heat over a medium-high heat.

⏱ 1 min
ResultHeated Oil
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Add the tofu.

⏱ 10s
ResultTofu frying
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Fry for about 6 minutes, turning, until golden on all sides.

⏱ 6 min
ResultGolden tofu
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Lift onto the plate.

⏱ 15s
ResultGolden tofuused in step 54
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Pour the rest of the oil into the large saucepan.

Vegetable oil · 2 tbsp
⏱ 5s
ResultVegetable oil
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Heat over a medium heat.

⏱ 1 min
ResultHot oil
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Scrape in the paste.

⏱ 20s
ResultPaste in oil
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Fry for about 7 minutes, stirring often, until it darkens and the oil separates.

⏱ 7 min
ResultFried laksa paste
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Pour in the coconut milk.

Coconut milk · 800 ml
⏱ 15s
ResultPaste and coconut
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Add the stock.

Chicken stock · 600 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultCoconut and stock
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Add 500 ml of water.

Water · 500 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultLaksa broth base
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Simmer for 10 minutes.

⏱ 10 min
ResultLaksa broth
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Add the fish sauce.

Fish sauce · 3 tbsp
⏱ 5s
ResultSalted broth
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Add the palm sugar and stir until dissolved.

Palm sugar · 1 tbsp
⏱ 10s
ResultSeasoned broth
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Meanwhile, put the vermicelli in the large heatproof bowl.

Dried rice vermicelli noodles · 400 g
⏱ 10s
ResultDried rice vermicelli noodles
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Cover with 2 litres of just-boiled water.

Water · 2,000 ml
⏱ 20s
ResultNoodles in hot water
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Soak for 5 minutes, until soft.

⏱ 5 min
ResultSoftened vermicelli
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Drain in the colander.

⏱ 15s
ResultVermicelli soaking waterused in step 52
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Pour the vermicelli water away.

⏱ 5s
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Divide the noodles between 4 deep bowls.

Into 4 equal portions
⏱ 40s
ResultNoodles in bowls
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Top with the beansprouts.

Mung bean sprouts · 150 g
⏱ 20s
ResultNoodles with beansprouts
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Add the tofu to the broth.

⏱ 10s
ResultBroth with tofu
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Add the peeled raw prawns.

Raw prawns · 400 g
⏱ 15s
ResultPrawns in broth
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Simmer for about 3 minutes, until the prawns are pink and opaque all through.

⏱ 3 min
ResultLaksa with prawns
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Ladle the broth, prawns and tofu over the noodles.

Into 4 equal portions
⏱ 1 min
ResultLaksa bowls
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Lay the last chilli on the board.

Red chilli · 1 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultRed chilli
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Slice it thinly.

⏱ 20s
ResultThinly sliced red chilli
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Put it in a second small bowl.

⏱ 5s
ResultThinly sliced red chilli
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Lay the spring onions on the board.

Spring onions · 4 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultSpring onions
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Trim and slice them thinly.

⏱ 30s
ResultSliced spring onions
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Add them to the chilli.

⏱ 5s
ResultChilli and spring onion
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Lay the coriander on the board.

Fresh coriander · 20 g
⏱ 5s
ResultFresh coriander
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Chop the leaves roughly.

⏱ 40s
ResultRoughly chopped coriander
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Add it to the bowl.

⏱ 5s
ResultLaksa garnish
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Scatter the garnish over each bowl.

⏱ 20s
ResultGarnished laksa
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Lay the limes on the board.

Lime · 2 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultLime
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Cut them into wedges.

⏱ 20s
ResultLime wedges
Total Time46 min
Serving
  1. Add lime wedges to each bowl and serve straight away.
Nutrition
per serving
Estimated · pre-cooking · 96% ingredients covered
NutrientPer serving
1,284kcal
48g
70g
48g
126g
19g
12g
1,646mg
Ingredients0/23
Tools0/18