Chicken Laksa

Winner winner, chicken dinner. If your in the mood for a soup that is a little bit different, then this creamy and comforting chicken laksa with a spicy noodle broth is the perfect thing to cook up on a chilly evening.
Cuisine Asian, Malaysian
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 2 spring onions
  • 2 packs baby corn
  • 2 stalks lemon grass
  • 1 Lime
  • 560 g diced chicken thigh
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger
  • 2 tbsp red curry paste
  • 2 tins light coconut milk
  • 400 ml water
  • 2 large tbsps peanut butter
  • 4 nests egg noodles

Instructions

  • Prep the veggies. Trim the spring onion, then finely slice. Halve the baby corn widthways. Bash the lemongrass with the bottom of a pan. Halve the lime.
  • Start cooking. Heat a splash of oil in a laarge saucepan on high heat. Add the diced chicken thigh and stir-fry until golden, 4 mins. Add the ginger, red curry paste and half the spring onion. Cook and stir for 30 seconds.
  • Make the laksa. Stir in the coconut milk, water, peanut butter and bashed lemongrass. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 3 mins.
  • Cook the noodles. Add the baby corn and noodles, stirring with a fork to separate the noodles. Simmer for another 4 mins, until the noodles are cooked and the chicken is no longer pink in the middle.
  • Finish up. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add a a squeeze of lime juice. Add a splash of water if the laksa is a bit thikn - you want it soupy.
  • Serve. Serve the laksa in bowls topped with the remaining spring onion. Remember to remove the lemongrass! Enjoy!