Had to have a laksa, just had to. Couldn't go and get one from the local Thai takeaway. Oh no. Had to make one. I don't know what I did or didn't do, but it was very bland. I did like the fresh pineapple in it though.
Note remote and TV guide ~ a night in front of the box.
Due to ongoing tooth problem, there is very little else to report. Hopefully that will be rectified very soon.
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Ah, I've just finished cooking a laksa. After raucous demands from the Food Fiend, I went to the trendy supermarket to discover
a) no bean turd and
b) no laksa paste.
c) no fresh coriander.
So, I went home and whacked into the wok a lump of tamarind paste, a lump of lemongrass paste, a lump of galingal and some grated fresh tumeric (yay! always a find in Melbourne).
Two secs of frying, add some fresh chillies and some fresh spring onions.
Then coconut milk, water and a fair splosh of very delicious lime juice from a bottle.
And a fish paste thingy, actually called Salmon XO sauce which is mildly Japanese, but it works okay.
Boil a bit.
Then add various veggys - beans, cabbage and broccoli in my case.
Then hokkien noodles and cooked chicken
Then beanshoots, more chilli and more spring onion.
Then hoover up.
Tasted okay. Didn't really go red-orange; probably should have used chicken stock; too much coconut cream went in.
Definitely needs coriander, a la your photo.
I prefer thinner noodles, or Udon, but this was a treat for the Food Fiend.
I got this combination by a random stagger through the internet after googling curry laksa - quick and dirty since I didn't try to google blogs.
Your fans will be disappointed if you stop after a year.
- barista
I love laksa.
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