Fragrant Prawn and Coconut Laksa

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recipe by Tenina Holder https://bit.ly/TheWeekendTable

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    34mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    6
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    496

Love a good laksa? With prawns, coconut cream and lots of other amazing flavours, this recipe will not disappoint!

Inspired by: https://tenina.com/recipes/fragrant-prawn-and-coconut-laksa

recipe updated Dec 21, 2021

Ingredients

  • Onion icon
    Onion
    2
  • Rice noodles icon
    Rice noodles
    as needed
  • Cilantro icon
    Cilantro
    as needed
  • Green onion icon
    Green onion
    as needed
  • Lime icon
    Lime
    as needed
  • Fresh red chile icon
    Fresh red chile
    as needed
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    4
  • Fresh chili icon
    Fresh chili
    1
  • Galangal icon
    Galangal
    2 teaspoons
  • Ginger purée icon
    Ginger purée
    2 teaspoons
  • Fresh turmeric icon
    Fresh turmeric
    2 teaspoons
  • Shrimp paste icon
    Shrimp paste
    40 g
  • Tamarind paste icon
    Tamarind paste
    40 g
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil
    20 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    500 g
  • Chicken stock cube icon
    Chicken stock cube
    2 tablespoons
  • Coconut cream icon
    Coconut cream
    400 ml
  • Curry leaves icon
    Curry leaves
    4
  • Coconut sugar icon
    Coconut sugar
    40 g
  • Prawns icon
    Prawns
    500 g
  • Pink himalayan salt flakes icon
    Pink himalayan salt flakes
    as needed
  • Bean sprouts icon
    Bean sprouts
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon TM5
  • kCook icon Tm5 bowl

Step preview

  1. Add garlic clove, fresh chili, galangal, ginger purée, fresh turmeric, shrimp paste, tamarind paste, onion and extra virgin olive oil to the TM5 bowl
  2. Blend with MC in place - approx 5 sec, speed 5
  3. Scrape down sides of TM5 bowl
  4. Blend with MC in place - approx 5 sec, speed 5
  5. Sauté - approx 8 min, Varoma, speed 2
  6. Then add water, chicken stock cube, coconut cream, curry leaves and coconut sugar to the TM5 bowl
  7. Cook - approx 10 min, 100°C, speed 1
  8. Then add prawns to the TM5 bowl
  9. Cook 5 min/100°C/Reverse/speed 1
  10. Then season with pink Himalayan salt flakes to taste
  11. Serve ladled over noodles, and all other accompaniments, topped with a lime wedge
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