Thai Chicken Laksa

Curries our an absolute favourite of ours and we love how different they can be from region to region. Our Fijian chicken curry and Chicken And Spinach Saagwala recipes, show how similar ingredients can create different curry bases. Different flavours but each amazingly delicious! Click through to our collection of curry recipes for more inspiration!

Ingredients

• Chicken (skin on)- you could also switch the protein up with prawns, fish or tofu.
• Noodles - this recipes uses vermicelli / rice noodles but you could use flat rice noodles.
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Thai red chilli - This could be replaced with a standard red chilli.
• Laksa paste - As this is a quick and easy laksa recipe using a paste, look for a good quality paste. We recommend the Por Kwan brand. You should be able to find this in you local supermarket or your nearest Asian store.
• Coconut cream - again find the best quality coconut cream you can afford.
• Chicken stock - if you have homemade stock perfect, if not store brought works fine.

The remaining ingredients in our recipe our optional, but delicious and therefore recommended toppings:

• Tofu puffs - available in Asian stores, we love them as they soak up all that delicious broth!
• Mung beans/ bean sprouts - add delicious crunch.
• Spring onions / scallions.
• Coriander / cilantro
• Crispy shallots
• Chilli sambal - serve on the side for those that like that extra chilli kick!

How to create the perfect crispy chicken breast skin

To create the perfect crispy chicken skin, cook the chicken separately. To make the perfect pan fried crispy chicken, heat a large pan and season the skin side with salt. Carefully place into the pan, skin side down and leave it to slowly brown, after a few minutes on the stove top, place into a pre heated oven (200deg C) to finish the cooking. Once cooked let it cool a little, while basting the chicken. Rest then slice into even slices. You can have this ready in advance. A delicious method for cooking chicken breast and creating a crispy skin without over cooking.

Simple step by step instructions

This chicken laksa recipe is really simple, let us show you how:

• Pan fry the chicken skin down and place in the oven for 18 minutes.
• While the chicken is in the oven, prepare your noodles as per the packet instructions and get started making your curry soup base.
• Cook off the garlic, ginger, chilli then laksa paste. Then add the coconut cream and chicken stock (add tofu puffs if using) and allow liquid to simmer.
• Once cooked remove chicken from oven baste and allow to rest. While its resting start preparing your serving bowls.
• To each bowl add noodles, pour over some broth, slice and add the chicken breast.
• Finish the bowls with your favourite toppings and ENJOY!

If you love the flavours in this dish then our seafood laksa is a must try.

Happy cooking!