Laksa Oh Laksa

you can have the best laksa in chong choon cafe... you can also have the best butter cheese there...yummy

How to make laksa Sarawak (5 servings from Flavours)

Ingrediants:
350 grams laksa paste2 litres chicken stock250 to 300 ml thick coconut milk
400 grams thick vermicelli noodlesToppings
50 grams beansprouts, blanched100 grams chicken breast fillet, cooked and shredded
5 large prawns, cooked and shelled

Garnish
2 eggs, made into omelette strips
2 stalks coriander, chopped (I used spring onions since I had no coriander)
3 calamansi limes, halved

For the gravy, boil the laksa paste in the chicken stock for 15 minutes. Strain into a pot. Add the coconut milk and stir until well mixed. Season to taste with salt and sugar. Soak the dried vermicelli to soften and blanch with hot water. Place noodles in a bowl and add the toppings in the order listed. Ladle hot laksa gravy over. Garnish withe the shredded omelette, coriander, lime halves and sambal (recipe below).

Sambal
30 grams garlic
50 grams shallots
100 grams onion
50 grams dried chillies, soaked in hot water30 grams dried shrimps, soaked and drained6-8 tablespoons oil50 grams chilli paste such as chilli boh30 grams/1 tablespoon tamarind paste mixed with 3 tablespoons water1 tablespoon sugar to taste1/2 teaspoon salt to taste

To prepare the sambal, place garlic, shallots, onions, dried chillies and dried shrimps in an electric blender and process to a fine paste. Heat the cooking oil and fry the blended ingredients until brown and aromatic. Add the chilli paste, tamarind juice and season to taste with sugar and salt. Cook for 25 minutes over a slow fire