The first time I had this Penang laksa was when I was around
10, my grandparents brought us to Penang for a road trip. We
visited the famous Kek Lok Si (极乐寺)and enjoyed this famous Penang
laksa down hill before climbing up to the temple.
I have to be honest that my first encounter was pretty rough as
I didn't quiet comprehend the spicy sourish soup base. As I grow
older and Penang laksa started expanding their territories down
south, I grow into liking this spicy fish soup noodle more.
I loved the fact that it brought together so many fresh
ingredients and gives such a rich experience to the taste
buds.
Ingredients for Paste:
12-15 dried chilies
3-4 Bird's eye chili Optional
2-3 stalks of lemongrass - used only the white part,
chopped
1 piece turmeric (thumb size)
2 tbsp of belachan (fermented shrimp paste) (around the size of
1 domino card)
80 gm of shallots
Ingredients for soup based:
2 lbs of frozen/fresh sardines (or Indian
mackerels)
10-12 sprigs of laksa/Vietnamese mint leaves/Polygonom leaves
(daun kesom) use only the leaves
2 Torch ginger flower (Bunga kantan) I used the frozen ones
(Coarsely sliced)
4-5 slices of dried Garcinia Cambogia (Assam
keping/Gelugor)
4-5 tbsp tamarind paste (Assam Jawa)
1 piece galangal (Lengkuas) (thumb size)
1-2 tsp salt or to taste
2 tbsp sugar
Other ingredients and garnish:
2 packets of laksa noodle (濑粉)
1/2 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored, de-eyed, and
shredded
2 cups of fresh mint leaves
2-3 shallots/bombay onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cucumber, seeded and shredded
1 red chili (sliced)
2 tbsp of sweet fermented shrimp paste (Hae ko) Dilute
with 3 tbsp of hot water
1. 沙丁鱼去鳞,去内脏,洗净备用。
2. 在一口深锅里加入10-12杯水煮滚,加入沙丁鱼煮10-12分钟,或至鱼肉煮熟,把鱼取出。
3. 兰姜切片,把姜花切好,叻沙叶洗净,全部加入刚刚煮鱼的汤里中火熬煮25-30分钟。
4. 沙丁鱼冷却至不烫手时,把鱼肉剥出,稍微捏碎。把鱼头和鱼骨丢弃不用。
1. Defrost and clean the sardines by removing scales and guts.
Rinsed and wash thoroughly.