Laksa

45ml peanut oil or vegetable oil

1 onion, finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, chopped

1 tbsp. Laksa paste

400ml chicken stock

1 stick lemon grass, chopped

500gr mussels, cleaned

250ml coconut cream

150gr rice noodles

1 lime leaf, finely chopped

• Place oil, onions, garlic and Laksa paste and cook in a large cooking pot.

• Cook for 3 – 5 minutes over a medium heat.

• Add chicken stock and lemon grass.

• Add mussels and cook until mussels start to open.

• Add coconut cream, rice noodles and lime leaf.

• Cook for a further 4 minutes.

• Serve when all mussels have opened.

• Serves 4.