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shrimp laksa

Recipe by
Baby Kato
Beautiful Shore Country, NB

This recipe is from Parragon's Thai cooking book. The recipes are delicious and very easy to prepare. This is so good.

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For shrimp laksa

  • 1 3⁄4 cups milk, coconut, canned
  • 1⁄4 cup cream, coconut, canned
  • 1 cup vegetable stock
  • 1⁄4 cup vermicelli rice noodles
  • 1 pepper, sweet red, cut into thin strips
  • 1 cup bamboo shoot, sliced, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 1⁄16 cup ginger (2 inches)
  • 4 scallions, coarsley chopped
  • 2 tablespoons curry paste, red
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon golden brown sugar
  • 6 sprigs basil, use thai if you can find it...much stronger flavor
  • 16 shrimp, jumbo, unshelled, cooked

How To Make shrimp laksa

  • 1
    Mix the milk, cream and stock together in a pot and bring slowly to a rapid boil.
  • 2
    Lower heat and add the remaining ingredients, except for the shrimp and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
  • 3
    Next add the shrimp and simmer until heated through about 4 - 5 minutes.
  • 4
    Serve in warmed bowls and enjoy.
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