Vegan Laksa
What's better than a spicy noodle soup on a cold and rainy day? A vegan one! Try our take on Laksa - a traditional south-east asian spicy noodle soup, made using Quorn Vegan Pieces. Vary the spice levels depending on what suits you and the family!
Serves 4
55 mins
A Little Effort
156 cals
(Per serving)
4.7g of fat
(Per serving)
Vegan
Made with Quorn Vegan Pieces
High in Protein
Source of Fibre
Low in Saturated Fat
Ingredients
- 280g of Quorn Vegan Pieces
- Steamed green veggies: broccoli, bok choi, spinach
- 200g flat rice noodles, cooked
- 200g fresh bean sprouts, cleaned and blanched
- Fresh coriander, chopped
- 2 tbsp neutral tasting oil
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp ground coriander or 2 tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp ground cumin or 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp sweet ground paprika
- 1.2 l veggie stock
- 1¼ tsp fine salt, adjust to taste
- 400 ml full fat coconut milk
- Juice of ½ lime adjust to taste
- 1½ tsp sugar adjust to taste
- Laksa paste:
- 3 medium shallots, sliced roughly
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 lemongrass stalks, white part chopped (but keep the rest)
- 40g ginger sliced roughly
- 4 fresh red chillis
- 1 tbsp ground (approx. 1 sheet) nori
Method
- Combine all the paste ingredients in a blender and blitz until finely shredded.
- Heat oil in a larrge pan over a medium heat. Fry off laksa paste for 10 minutes, stirring the whole time.
- Add dry spices and continue to fry the mixture off gently for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Add stock, salt, lemongrass leftovers apart from the very outer leaves and simmer for 18 minutes.
- Fish out the lemongrass and add the Quorn Vegan Pieces
- Add coconut milk and season to taste with salt, lime juice and a touch of sugar. Simmer for a further 10 minutes.
- Divide the greens, noodles between four bowls. Top with blanched sprouts and fresh coriander.
Chefs tip
If you can't find flat rice noodles, sub for udon, vermicelli or glass noodles!