Recipe: Laksa shirataki fried noodles

Laksa Shirataki Fried Noodles
The extra chewy konjac yam noodles replace traditional wheat or rice noodles used in this street food favourite of Malaysia and Singapore. Photo credit: Asian Food Network

Recipe courtesy of Asian Food Network

It's still laksa; you slurp through a rich bowl of noodles coated in coconut milk, sambal and lingering onion, garlic and lemongrass flavours.

Fresh scallops and shrimps are fried to infuse umami-ness into the dish. For those on the keto diet, your life-saver is low-calorie shirataki noodles. The extra chewy konjac yam noodles replace traditional wheat or rice noodles used in this street food favourite of Malaysia and Singapore.

Ingredients

Serves 2 

  • 300g shirataki noodles
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 0.5 onion (chopped)
  • 1 clove garlic (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp laksa leaves (chopped)
  • 0.5 cup coconut cream
  • 30g finely grounded dried prawns
  • 100g keto laksa paste
  • 8 fresh prawns (shelled and deveined)
  • 5 scallops
  • 1 hard-boiled egg (sliced)
  • 80g bean sprouts
  • 30ml water
  • pepper.

Directions

1. Scald noodle and bean sprouts

  • Scald the shirataki noodles in hot water. Drain and rinse the noodles briefly in cold water, then drain and set aside.
  • Scald the bean sprouts in hot water. Drain and set aside.

2. Fry noodles

  • Heat oil in a frying pan.
  • Fry the onions and garlic until fragrant.
  • Add the dried prawns and fry until fragrant.
  • Add the laksa paste, coconut milk and water and fry for about two minutes.
  • Add the fresh prawns, scallops and fry for another three minutes.
  • Add in the shirataki noodles and bean sprouts. Season with pepper and toss until thoroughly mixed.
  • Stir in laksa leaves.
Laksa Shirataki Fried Noodles
Photo credit: Asian Food Network

3. Garnish and serve

  • Dish out and serve. Garnish with hard-boiled egg slices.

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