Laksa

=**Laksa**=




 * Laksa ** is a popular noodle soup, which is a merger by Chinese and Malay elements which can be found in Malaysia and Singapore, and to a lesser extent Indonesia. \


 * INGREDIENTS**

__The Soup__

 * 3 tablespoons oil
 * 1/2 pack (120g) Malaysian curry paste (you can get it at any Chinese shop)
 * 2 cups chicken stock (1 can)
 * 2 cups water
 * 2 stalks lemongrass (white part only, pounded)
 * 5 kaffir lime leaves (optional)
 * 10 tofu puffs, cut into pieces
 * 1/2 cup evaporated milk
 * 1/2 cup coconut milk
 * Salt to taste

__Other Ingredients__

 * Yellow noodles
 * Vermicelli
 * Bean sprouts
 * 10 shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cooked
 * 3 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
 * Fish cakes, cut into pieces


 * COOKING METHODS**
 * 1) In a stockpot, add the oil and sauté the instant curry paste until aromatic.
 * 2) Add the chicken broth, water, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, tofu puffs and bring the stock to boil.
 * 3) Lower the heat to simmer. Add the coconut milk and evaporated milk. Add salt to taste. Keep the stock on simmer.
 * 4) Rinse the yellow noodles, drained and set aside. Soak the dry vermicelli with some warm water until soft, drained and set aside.
 * 5) To assemble a bowl of laksa for serving, bring to boil some yellow noodles, vermicelli, and a handful of bean sprouts. Drain the noodles and transfer to a serving bowl.
 * 6) Top the noodles with 2-3 shrimp, a few pieces of fish cake, and 1-2 egg quarters.
 * 7) Using a ladle, pour the laksa broth and a few pieces of tofu puffs on top of the noodles.
 * 8) Serve immediately.

[|LAKSA RECIPE]

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