Shrimp Laksa - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Mix the milk, cream and stock together in a pot and bring slowly to a rapid boil.
Lower heat and add the remaining ingredients, except for the shrimp and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
Next add the shrimp and simmer until heated through about 4 - 5 minutes.
Serve in warmed bowls and enjoy.