Prawn laksa soup with rice vermicelli noodles

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Ingredients

50 g rice vermicelli
1 T vegetable oil
90 g Woolworths seafood curry paste
200 g Woolworths frozen cooked and peeled medium prawns, thawed and drained
400 ml can coconut milk
1 cup vegetable stock
200 g Rosa tomatoes, halved
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 t fish sauce
fresh coriander, to serve
lime wedges, to serve
fresh chilli, chopped (optional)

Cooking Instructions

1. Place 50 g rice vermicelli noodles in slightly cooled boiled water for 5 minutes or until softened. Strain in a colander and set aside.
2. Add oil and seafood curry paste to a large frying pan or shallow pot or wok. Turn the heat to medium-low and bring to a gentle simmer. Add prawns and sauté for 2 minutes until heated through.
3. Add coconut milk and 1 cup vegetable stock and bring to a gentle simmer. Add tomatoes and simmer for a further 2 minutes. If desired, season to taste with salt, pepper and fish sauce.
4. To serve, divide between 4 bowls of cooked rice vermicelli noodles and garnish with fresh coriander and lime. For an extra kick of heat, add freshly chopped chilli.

Photography: Sadiqah Assur-Ismail
Recipes and Production: Hannah Lewry
Food assistant: Lerato Motau

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