Laksa Soup – A Malaysian Coconut Curry Soup

Name: Laksa Soup – A Malaysian Coconut Curry Soup
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons vegetable oil like peanut oil or coconut oil); 1 laksa paste recipe for, or 1, 14 ounce Jar of Prepared Laksa Paste – see notes.; 6 cups chicken stock or broth; 8 kaffir lime leaves; 1 teaspoon salt more to taste; 1 tablespoon brown sugar or palm sugar; 1 1/2 pounds chicken (breast or thigh meat) cut into bite-sized pieces; 1 pound raw large shrimp (raw, peeled -or sub more chicken or veggies ); 27 ounces full fat coconut milk Do not use “lite” – and if you like an even richer broth, add a third can.; 2 limes Juice from; fish sauce to taste ( I use 1 tablespoon); 1 pound dried rice noodles (2 ounces per person) (or 1 1/2 – 2 lbs fresh rice noodles from the refrigerated section of the Asian marke…; bean sprouts; lime wedges; cilantro; mint vietnamese; scallions; sambal chili paste; shallots fried; fried tofu cubes; fish balls frozen; scallops or other firm fish; clams; mussels; veggies like snow peas, mushrooms, carrots, bell pepper, chopped spinach or greens etc….; 5 dried red chilies ( 3 is medium spicy); 2 tablespoons dried shrimp (available at Asian Markets) optional see notes; 5 shallots (about 1 cup) roughly chopped; 4 garlic cloves; 3 tablespoons galanga finely chopped

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3 Tbsp. vegetable oil (like peanut oil or coconut oil))

1 laksa paste (recipe for, or 1, 14 ounce Jar of Prepared Laksa Paste – see notes.)

6 cups chicken stock (or broth)

8 kaffir lime leaves

1 tsp. salt (more to taste)

1 Tbsp. brown sugar (or palm sugar)

1 1/2 lb. chicken ((breast or thigh meat) cut into bite-sized pieces)

1 lb. raw large shrimp ((raw, peeled -or sub more chicken or veggies ))

27 oz. full fat coconut milk (Do not use “lite” – and if you like an even richer broth, add a third can.)

2 limes (Juice from)

fish sauce (to taste ( I use 1 tablespoon))

1 lb. dried rice noodles ((2 ounces per person) (or 1 1/2 – 2 lbs fresh rice noodles from the refrigerated section of the Asian market).)

bean sprouts

lime wedges

cilantro

mint (vietnamese)

scallions

sambal chili paste

shallots (fried)

fried tofu (cubes)

fish balls (frozen)

scallops (or other firm fish)

clams

mussels

veggies (like snow peas, mushrooms, carrots, bell pepper, chopped spinach or greens etc….)

5 dried red chilies (( 3 is medium spicy))

2 Tbsp. dried shrimp ((available at Asian Markets) optional see notes)

5 shallots ((about 1 cup) roughly chopped)

4 garlic cloves

3 Tbsp. galanga (finely chopped)

2 stock (arge lemongrass- finely chopped (1/2 cup chopped) – feel free to use frozen chopped lemongrass at the Asian market.)

2 tsp. fresh turmeric ((optional, and ground is OK, too))

6 candlenuts (or substitute 12 soaked cashews, brazil nuts or macadamia nuts (soak in hot water 15 mins- optional- you can leave the nuts out))

1 Tbsp. shrimp paste ((or shrimp sauce) optional)

2 tsp. ground coriander

1 tsp. ground cumin

1 tsp. sweet paprika

3 Tbsp. peanut oil (olive or vegetable oil)

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