Fish laksa

Recipes / Fish

This spicy laksa is a complete meal in a bowl.

Recipe «Fish laksa» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 x 400ml can lite coconut milk, 80g laksa paste, 500ml cold water, 60ml fresh lime juice, 1 tbsp fish sauce , 2 kaffir lime leaves, veins removed, finely shredded, 125g rice vermicelli noodles, 300g boneless firm white fish fillets , cut into 2cm pieces , Pinch of salt, 100g bean sprouts, 1/4 cup firmly packed fresh coriander leaves, 1 small fresh red chilli, deseeded, thinly sliced.

Ingredients:

  • 1 x 400ml can lite coconut milk 
  • 80g laksa paste 
  • 500ml cold water 
  • 60ml fresh lime juice 
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce 
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves, veins removed, finely shredded 
  • 125g rice vermicelli noodles 
  • 300g boneless firm white fish fillets , cut into 2cm pieces 
  • Pinch of salt 
  • 100g bean sprouts 
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed fresh coriander leaves 
  • 1 small fresh red chilli, deseeded, thinly sliced 

Instructions

  1. Combine the coconut milk and laksa paste in a large saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the water, lime juice, fish sauce and lime leaves and simmer, covered, for a further 5 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the noodles in a medium saucepan of boiling water for 3 minutes or until tender. Drain and divide among serving bowls.
  3. Add the fish to the coconut-milk mixture and cook for a further 1 minute or until fish is just cooked through. Taste and season with salt.
  4. Divide bean sprouts among serving bowls. Ladle over the hot soup and sprinkle with coriander and chilli. Serve immediately.