Shrimp Laksa

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 3/4 cups milk, coconut, canned
• 1/4 cup cream, coconut, canned
• 1 cup vegetable stock
• 1/4 cup vermicelli rice noodles
• 1 pepper, sweet red, cut into thin strips
• 1 cup bamboo shoot, sliced, canned, drained and rinsed
• 1/16 cup ginger (2 inches)
• 4 scallions, coarsley chopped
• 2 tablespoons curry paste, red
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon golden brown sugar
• 6 sprigs basil, use thai if you can find it...much stronger flavor
• 16 shrimp, jumbo, unshelled, cooked

Recipe

• 1 mix the milk, cream and stock together in a pot and bring slowly to a rapid boil.
• 2 lower heat and add the remaining ingredients, except for the shrimp and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
• 3 next add the shrimp and simmer until heated through about 4 - 5 minutes.
• 4 serve in warmed bowls and enjoy.