Recipe: Appetizing Prawn Laksa (Laksa lemak)

Prawn Laksa (Laksa lemak).

You can have Prawn Laksa (Laksa lemak) using 15 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Prawn Laksa (Laksa lemak)

1. It's 1/4 cup of Peanut oil.
2. It's 1/2 cup of Laksa paste.
3. You need 1 liter of Good quality chicken stock.
4. You need 3 cup of Coconut milk.
5. It's 4 of Fresh kaffir lime leaves.
6. You need 2 1/2 tbsp of Lime juice.
7. It's 2 tbsp of Fish sauce.
8. You need 2 tbsp of Grated palm sugar.
9. Prepare 750 grams of Raw medium prawns, peeled and deveined, with tails intact.
10. It's 250 grams of Dried rice vermicelli.
11. It's 1 cup of Bean sprouts, tailed.
12. Prepare 4 of Fried tofu puffs, cut into julienne strips.
13. You need 3 tbsp of roughly chopped fresh Vietnamese mint.
14. Prepare 2/3 cup of fresh coriander leaves.
15. Prepare 1 of Lime wedges, to serve.

Prawn Laksa (Laksa lemak) instructions

1. Heat a wok over low heat, add the oil and swirl. Cook the paste for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour in 800 to 900 ml of stock and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, or until reduced slightly..
2. Add the coconut milk, lime leaves, lime juice, fish sauce and sugar and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the prawns and simmer for 2 minutes, or until pink and cooked. Do not boil or cover..
3. Meanwhile, soak the vermicelli in boiling water for 6 to 7 minutes, or until soft. Drain and divide among serving bowls along with most of the sprouts. Ladle on the hot soup, then top with the tofu, mint, coriander and the remaining sprouts. Serve with lime wedges..