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Chef Ryan will demonstrate how to use basic ingredients to create yummy Singapore Laksa in just 15 minutes!
Singapore Laksa (Serves 2)
Laksa Broth:
- 2 tbsp. Cooking Oil
- 2 cloves Garlic (peeled and sliced)
- 300g Prawn Head and Shells (from prawns below)
- 45g Dried Shrimp (soaked in hot water for 5-10 minutes)
- 3 litres Water
- 1 Turnip (peeled and cubed)
- 1 Radish (peeled and cubed)
- 1 Carrot (peeled and chopped)
- 30g Rock Sugar
Laksa Paste (All-blend):
- 12 Dried Chilli (de-seeded for less spicy)
- 4 Shallot
- 60g Dried Shrimp
- 4 Candlenuts
- 2 stalks Lemongrass (lightly smashed with side of knife to release aroma)
- 1 stalk Torch Ginger Bud
- 1 piece Yellow Ginger / Tumeric (thumb-sized approximately 5cm)
- 1 piece Blue Ginger / Galangal (thumb-sized approximately 5cm)
- 1 tsp. Belacan (roasted)
- 6 pieces Laksa Leaves
- 5 tbsp. Cooking Oil
Ingredients:
- 300g Thick Mee Hoon (separate by hand)
- 80g Bean Sprout
- 1 pc Fish Cake (sliced)
- 4 pcs Tofu Puff (halved)
- 300g Prawns (remove shells for broth and deveined)
- Sufficient Boiling Water (for blanching ingredients)
- To taste - Salt
- To taste - Sugar (if spicy)
- Garnish - Laksa Leaves (finely chopped)
- 50g Fresh Cockles (optional)
- 60g Coconut Milk (optional)
- On side -Sambal Belacan (optional)
Method:
- To prepare broth: Heat pan, add garlic.
- Add prawn shells and dried shrimps and fry until fragrant.
- Pour water into a pan and bring to a boil.
- Add in all broth ingredients except rock sugar.
- Cook on high heat for 5-10 minutes while stirring occasionally.
- Add in rock sugar before straining broth.
- Finely blend ingredients for laksa paste.
- Fry paste for 2-3 minutes on high heat and add into broth.
- Bring to boil on high heat and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Season gravy with salt and sugar if needed.
- Strain laksa gravy and keep warm (add coconut milk if needed).
- Blanch mee hoon, bean sprouts, fish cake, tofu puff, prawns and cockles in boiling water.
- Remove when cooked and arrange in a bowl.
- Pour in gravy and sprinkle with chopped laksa leaves.
- Serve with sambal belacan on side.
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