Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Penang Asam Laksa


i simply like love asam laksa, can simply eat up to 2 big bowls, yummy yummy!! :)

Enclosed herewith my easy Asam Laksa Recipe for your reference. Happy cooking!!
Ingredients:-
700g Ikan Kembung
Spice Paste:
15 dried red chilies (de-seeded)
4 fresh red chilies (de-seeded)
10 small shallots
1 stalk of lemon grass
1/2 piece balacan
10 bowls of water
8 pieces asam keping
1 bunch polygonum leaves (daun kesom/daun laksa)
1 stalk of lemon grass (smashed)
1 bunga kantan
tamarind juice
1 tbsp prawn paste
Seasoning:
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soya sauce
2 tbsp sugar
Garnishing:
1 cucumer (julienned)
a bunch of mint leaves (used leave only)
1 red onion (slice thinly)
1 lettuce (cut thinly)
1 red chili (cut thinly)
1 small pineapple (cut into short strips)
Optional:
10 bird eyes chilies (cut into small slice)
lime juice from 2 limes
prawn paste
hard boil eggs
Method:
1. Clean the fish, remove scales and guts.
2. In a pot, add 1 bowl of water to boil and add in the fish, boil until the fish well cooked.
3. Transfer the cooked fish out and let it cool aside.
4. Using the blender, blend the spice paste ingredients till fine with some water.
5. Transfer the spice paste to the fish stock pot, add in the balance 9 bowls water, asam keping, polygonum leaves, lemons grass and bunga kantan. Continue to boil at low heat.
6. Pick the flesh out of the fish and discard the bones. Break the fish meat into tiny pieces and put the fish into the stock. Continue to boil at low heat.
7. Add in tamarind juice, prawn paste and seasoning: salt, soya sauce, sugar to taste to your liking.
8. Prepare the laksa noodles as per package instruction.
9. In a bowl, add in the laksa noodles and garnish with all the vegetables on top.
10. Pour the asam laksa soup into the bowl and you may serve immediately with the optional ingredients like bird eyes chilies, lime juice, prawn paste and hard boil egg.
11. Enjooy your asam laksa and had another bowl just like me. :)))