Easiest Way to Make Mario Batali Asam Laksa (Spicy and Tangy Fish Broth with Rice Noodles)
by Jack Woods
Asam Laksa (Spicy and Tangy Fish Broth with Rice Noodles)
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The ingredients needed to make Asam Laksa (Spicy and Tangy Fish Broth with Rice Noodles):
Take 450 g Mackerel (guts and gills removed)
Get 1 litre Water
Take 500 g Rice Noodles
Make ready aromatics;
Make ready 3 sticks Ginger Flower (halved
Get 2 sticks Lemongrass (bruised)
Get 12 Sprigs Vietnamese Mint
Make ready 1 cup Tamarind Juice
Get 3 pc Tamarind Slices
Make ready Blended Paste (blend well);
Prepare 20 g Dried Chilli (rehydrate, deseed)
Make ready 40 g Shallots
Prepare 20 g Galangal
Get 10 g Turmeric
Get 25 g Fermented Shrimp Paste (belacan)
Get as needed Salt
Prepare Toppings;
Prepare 1 pc Cucumber (cut into thin match sticks)
Make ready 3 pc Red Chilli (sliced thinly)
Make ready 1 pc Red Onion (sliced thinly)
Get 1 stalk Ginger Flower (sliced thinly)
Make ready as needed Calamansi Lime (halved)
Get as needed Mint Leaves
Steps to make Asam Laksa (Spicy and Tangy Fish Broth with Rice Noodles):
STOCK; Boil the entire mackerel in 1 litre of water for 10 minutes. Remove the fishes and let it cool. Once cooled, separate the fish meat from the bones. Flake the meat and set aside. Continue to boil the flesh for another 30 minutes. After that, strain the stock and discard the bones.
BROTH; Heat the stock and add the blended paste, 2 lemongrass, 2 ginger flower, 8 sprigs vietnamese mint, tamarind juice and tamarind slice. Cover and let it simmer for 30 minutes. After that, discard the the aromatics and add the fish meat, season with salt.
OPTIONAL; techincally the broth is done, but I prefer to blend the broth to give it a better texture and body. Entirely optional.
ASSEMBLY; In a soup plate, place 100g of Rice noodles and pour in the broth. Top it with 20 g of Red Chilli, 20 g of Ginger Flower, 20 g of Red Onion, 1 Calamansi Lime, a few mint leaves and 40 g of cucumber. Optionally, you can also add pineapples and Hae Ko (shrimp paste).
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