Laksa Shrimp Pasta Using Homemade Paste

🧂 Ingredients

• 5 tbsp laksa paste

  homemade or store bought
• 1-2 sprigs Laksa leaves

  as garnish, washed and chopped
• 2.5 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp olive oil

  to cook the shrimps
• 4 tbsp coconut milk
• Salt

  season to taste
• Black pepper

  season to taste
• 8-10 fresh shrimps

  or prawns
• 1 tbsp coarse salt

  to cook the pasta
• 2 portions spaghetti

Instructions

• 1 Chop 1-2 sprigs Laksa leaves into smaller pieces.
• 2 Remove shell and head from 8-10 fresh shrimps. Devein the shrimps. Wash the
  shrimps thoroughly.
  
  Optional to leave the tail on.
• 3 Grease a pan with 1 tbsp olive oil over medium heat.
  
  Grill the shrimps on the pan until they are cooked. Then remove the shrimps and
  set aside.
  
  Wipe off the black burnt bits on the pan with a paper towel (if required).
• 4 Boil a pot of water (enough to cover the spaghetti) over high heat.
  
  Once the water boils, add 2 portions spaghetti and 1 tbsp coarse salt. Use a
  fork to stir to ensure the salt melts well into the water.
• 5 While the spaghetti is cooking, we prepare the laksa sauce.
  
  Warm 2.5 tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium low heat.
• 6 Add 5 tbsp laksa paste and sauté until fragrant.
• 7 Add 4 tbsp coconut milk to the laksa paste and mix well. Reduce heat to low.
  Mixture will thicken very quickly.
• 8 Add some spaghetti water and mix well.
  
  Then add Salt and Black pepper. Season to taste.
  
  Note: I added almost 6 tbsp of spaghetti water. The starchy content in the
  spaghetti water will help emulsify the sauce.
• 9 Once the spaghetti is boiled until al dente, remove it from the water and mix
  well into the sauce. Let it simmer for about 15 seconds maximum.
  
  Add more spaghetti water if the gravy is too thick.
• 10 Serve the spaghetti on a serving plate. Place the shrimps over the spaghetti.
• 11 Garnish with the chopped laksa leaves.
  
  Enjoy it while warm.

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