Thursday, May 28, 2009

Chicken Curry Mee/ Laksa Lemak


Serves: 6-8 people

Ingredients:
  • 250g spaghetti
  • 2 shallots (fry with 1/4 cup oil till brown set aside for garnish)
  • 500g chicken pieces
  • 250g tau pok (bean curd puff)
  • 3 bunches boiled bak choy (cut into smaller parts)
  • 4 boiled eggs (peeled)
  • 1.5 liter chicken stock
  • 1 can (400g) coconut milk
  • 1 cup oil
Laksa Paste (finely ground)
  • 2 onions
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • 2 tbsp chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp lemon grass powder
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp belacan
  • 1 inches ginger
Chilli Paste (Pan fry ingredients with heated oil)
  • 4 tbsp chilli powder
  • 2 tsp garlic
  • 1/2 tsp belacan
  • 1 tsp sugar (according to taste)
  • 1/2 cup oil
Directions:
  1. Cooked spaghetti as per instructions
  2. In another pot heat oil and saute laksa paste till fragrant. Add in coconut milk and chicken stock and bring to boil. Then slowly add in the chicken meat and let it boil till chicken meat is cooked. Thereafter add in the taupok and bring it to just boil.
  3. Taste soup and add in salt if necessary.
  4. To serve place spaghetti into serving bowl and arrange eggs and bak choy pour the laksa soup with chicken and taupok generousely over the spaghetti.
  5. Garnish with shallots oil and chilli paste according to taste.