Malaysian prawn laksa curry

Name: Malaysian prawn laksa curry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Vegetable oil; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 5 tbsp laksa curry paste; 1 tsp Cooks’ Ingredients Turmeric, ground; 5 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tbsp light brown soft sugar; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp tamarind paste; 2 limes, zest and juice of 1, 1 cut into wedges; 2 400ml cans reduced fat coconut milk; 200 ml fresh chicken stock; 150 g spinach; 300 g Duchy Organic Raw King Prawns; 200 g rice noodles; ½ red onion, thinly sliced; 1 red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced

Angela Hartnett serves this recipe to Nick Grimshaw and guest Sue Perkins on episode 7, season 7 of Dish, the Waitrose podcast. They enjoy Black Forest gateau for dessert. Nick serves Botivo Botanical Non-Alcoholic Aperitivo, and the meal is paired with La Val Albarino.

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Gluten free

Serves4
CourseMain meal
Prepare15 mins
Cook35 mins
Total time50 mins

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2 tbsp Vegetable oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
5 tbsp laksa curry paste
1 tsp Cooks’ Ingredients Turmeric, ground
5 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp light brown soft sugar
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp tamarind paste
2 limes, zest and juice of 1, 1 cut into wedges
2 400ml cans reduced fat coconut milk
200ml fresh chicken stock
150g spinach
300g Duchy Organic Raw King Prawns
200g rice noodles
½ red onion, thinly sliced
1 red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced

Put the oil in a large, high-sided pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry for 5 minutes. Reduce the heat and add the curry paste and turmeric; cook gently for 5 minutes more until fragrant. Add the garlic, sugar, fish sauce, tamarind, and the lime zest and juice. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until the sugar dissolves and everything is sizzling.
Add the coconut milk and stock; boil for 3 minutes then simmer briskly for 15 minutes. Stir through the spinach and prawns; cook for 2-3 minutes, until the prawns are pink throughout. Season as needed.
Meanwhile, cook the rice noodles according to pack instructions. Divide the curry into bowls, then top with the noodles, onion and chilli. Serve immediately, with the lime wedges for squeezing over.

Cook’s tip

Angela makes her own prawn stock instead of using chicken stock on episode 7, season 7 of Dish, the Waitrose podast. She puts prawn heads in cold water and brings them up to the boil. She also adds monkfish to accompany the prawns.