Name: Chicken laksa
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 gram rice stick noodles; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 3 green onions, sliced; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 red chilli, chopped; 185 gram jar laksa paste; 1 litre chicken stock; 400 millilitre lite coconut milk; 1 1/2 cup cooked chicken, sliced; 100 gram green beans, trimmed, halved; 1 cup bean sprouts; 1 tablespoon palm sugar, grated or brown sugar; 2 teaspoon fish sauce; 1 lime, juice; coriander leaves, sliced red chilli, lime wedges, to serve

Chicken laksa

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Serves 4

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Total

10M

Ingredients

200 gram rice stick noodles

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

3 green onions, sliced

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 red chilli, chopped

185 gram jar laksa paste

1 litre chicken stock

400 millilitre lite coconut milk

1 1/2 cup cooked chicken, sliced

100 gram green beans, trimmed, halved

1 cup bean sprouts

1 tablespoon palm sugar, grated or brown sugar

2 teaspoon fish sauce

1 lime, juice

coriander leaves, sliced red chilli, lime wedges, to serve

Method

1.Place noodles in a heatproof bowl. Cover with just-boiled water. Separate with a fork and drain well. Set aside.

2.Meanwhile, heat oil in a large saucepan or wok on high. Sauté‚ onion, garlic and chilli for 1 minute.

3.Add laksa paste. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Blend in stock and coconut milk. Bring to the boil, stirring. Reduce heat to low.

4.Add noodles, chicken, green beans, bean sprouts, sugar, fish sauce and lime juice. Simmer for 1-2 minutes. Top with coriander and chilli to serve. Accompany with lime wedges.

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