Shrimp Laksa
With the cold weather that I'm currently experiencing in The Netherlands, I'm allowing myself to have some extra calories that otherwise I wouldn't (my sarcastically-self: "yeah, right!")... My body is just craving hearty-filling-scrumptious meals and if it craves it, it is because it needs it (my less sarcastic-side trying to convince me).
Anyways, keeping my angel-me and devil-me aside. This week, I'm committed to visit as many countries as I can. So today, I go to no other than: Malaysia!
This recipe is so silk-y that it warms you up right away. Where have you been all my life Laksa?...
This recipe makes 4 portions.
Ingredients:
250 gr. of medium shrimps (peeled & deveined)
3 cups of coconut milk
3 cups of fish broth
3 garlic cloves (mashed)
2 stalks of lemongrass (chopped)
2 tablespoons of ginger grind
1 medium yellow onion (chopped)
1/2 tablespoon of turmeric powder
1/2 tablespoon of ground cumin
1/2 tablespoon of yellow curry powder
3 individual packages of glass noodles
4 tablespoons of coconut oil
Salt and white pepper to taste
Directions:
In a sauce pan sauté in the coconut oil the shrimps, garlic, lemongrass, ginger and onion. Cook for 5 minutes and then add the turmeric, cumin and curry. Cook for another 5 minutes.
Add the fish broth and simmer for 2 minutes. Turn the heat down and add the coconut milk and the noodles.
Serve warm with some chopped green onions.
Tips:
1. For a bit of heat you can add any hot sauce of your preference. I added some Harissa sauce.
Enjoy!
