Quick And Easy Laksa - cooking recipe

Ingredients

200 g dried rice vermicelli
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 -3 tablespoons laksa paste
1 liter vegetable stock
750 ml coconut milk
250 g snow peas, halved diagonally (mangetout)
5 spring onions, cut into 3 cm (scallions)
2 tablespoons lime juice
125 g fried tofu, puffs halved
3 tablespoons roughly chopped vietnamese mint
20 g coriander leaves (cilantro)

Preparation

Place the vermicelli in a large bowl, cover with boiling water and soak for 5 minutes.
Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the laksa paste and cook, stirring, over medium heat for 1 minute, or until fragrant.
Add the stock, coconut milk, snowpeas and spring onion and simmer for 5 minutes.
Pour in the lime juice and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Drain the vermicelli and divide among four bowls.
Top with the bean sprouts and fried tofu puffs. Ladle the hot soup into bowls and sprinkle with the fresh mint and coriander.
Serve Immediately.