To Cook Laksa
In a sauce pan, add VALCOM Thai Style Laksa Paste, TCC Premium Coconut Milk and water. Bring to boil and turn off heat.
Place the cooked noodle into two serving bowls, and bean sprouts on top.
Ladle some soup into the bowl of noodles.
Garnish with the rest of the ingredients. Place preferred size of pork belly on top.
Noodles
Soupless Ramen (Abura Soba)
To Cook
Add the soy sauce, sake, mirin and sugar together and whisk until combined well.
In a pot, add the soy sauce mixture and the remaining sauce ingredients together until it boils.
Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook for 10 minutes.
Strain them and set aside.
To Serve
Prepare the ramen noodles according to the packets and strain the noodles from the water.
Place noodles and add 1 tbsp sauce and ¼ cup pork lard to a serving bowl.
Toss them until the noodles are well coated and top with chashu, seasoned bamboo.
Add half a Ramen egg, nori and green onions.
Tokyo Shoyu Ramen
To Cook
Heat up a wok with sesame oil and fry the ginger and garlic until fragrant.
Add the chicken stock and dashi into the same wok until the broth is boiling.
Add the sake and soy sauce to the broth. Turn the heat down and simmer for 1 hour.
To Serve
Prepare the ramen noodles according to the packets.
Place noodles in serving bowls and ladle over some of the soup broth. Top with chashu, seasoned bamboo, narutomai, and spinach. Then, add half a Ramen egg, nori, and green onions, and serve it.
Curry Ramen
To Cook
Boil the tonkotsu broth in a large pot and melt the curry roux in the broth. Stir to mix well and turn off the heat.
To Serve
Boil the noodles for as long as instructed on the packet before draining and placing in to a bowl.
Divide the topping ingredients into equal portions of servings. Pour in some of the curry broth into the bowl and top with the toppings. Garnish with chilli thread and serve!
Japanese Dan Dan Noodles (Tantanmen Ramen)
To Prep
To make the sauce for the dish, combine rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame paste and chilli oil in a small mixing bowl.
To Cook
Fry the pork mince over a medium heat until there are no pieces that are still pink. Add in the sake, soy sauce, sweet bean paste and spicy chilli bean paste.
Continue to cook until the mince is well coated and the sauce has begun to thicken. Set aside.
In a pot, bring the chicken broth to a boil and then add in the soy milk. Return the mixture to almost a boil and then remove from the heat.
To Serve
Place half of the zasai, green onions and sauce into a serving bowl before pouring in some of the soy broth. Add the noodles, meat and vegetables, then garnish with green onion and toasted sesame seeds. Serve!
Chicken Yaki Udon (Fried Udon with Chicken)
To Prep
Cook udon as per pack instruction. Drain and set aside.
To Cook
Heat a pan with oil over medium heat. Stir fry in chicken, cabbage, carrots and bean sprouts until cooked through.
Add in Hakubaku Organic Udon followed by Obento Tonkatsu Sauce. Stir fry until all ingredients are well coated.
Add spring onions and quickly stir fry until the spring onion is mixed in.
Plate the dish and garnish.
Ramen Burger
To Prep
Combine the all of the main ingredients except for the ramen noodles and eggs in to a large mixing bowl and mix until the ingredients are well incorporated.
Separate the mixture in to four equal sized balls and then flatten them. Cover the patties if necessary and place them in to the fridge to cool until ready to cook.
Cook the ramen noodles as per the packet instructions. When they are cooked, drain the noodles and place them in to a mixing bowl.
Add the eggs in to the mixing bowl and mix until the noodles are well coated.
Place a handful of the noodles in to a round egg mould or circular container. Repeat with the remaining noodles. Aim to have 2 noodle buns for each burger patty.
Set the moulds in to the fridge to firm up.
In a small saucepan, combine the glaze ingredients together and cook over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved.
To Cook
Remove the patties and noodles out of the fridge.
In a fry pan, heat up some sesame oil and fry the noodle buns until they are golden brown. Set aside.
In another pan, cook the patties for about 3 minutes over a medium heat until the side begins to caramelise and turn golden brown. Turn the patties over and then pour in the glaze and cook covered for another 5 minutes.
Spoon some of the glaze over the patties and continue to cook until it begins to thicken.
To Serve
Place a noodle bun on to a serving plate and place a patty on top of it before topping the patty with another bun. Serve with Chashu for some extra flavour!
Vegan Laksa
To Prep
Add all of the paste ingredients in a food processor and process until a fine paste has formed.
To Cook
Heat up the oil in a large pan and fry the paste over a low heat for 10 mins, stirring frequently.
Add in the vegetable stock, salt and the green parts of the lemongrass and mix. Cover the pan with a lid and bring to a simmer.
After the broth has simmered for 30 mins, remove the lemongrass and then stir in the coconut milk.
Add the seitan and tofu puffs, then stir through and cook for 3 mins.
Add in the sugar and lime juice, and season to taste with salt.
To serve, arrange the noodles in a bowl and ladle over broth. Top with tofu puffs, seitan, bok choy, beansprouts and chilli, and serve with a lime wedge.
Nyonya Curry Laksa
To Prep
Add all laksa paste ingredients except for the oil into a blender or food processor. Blend or processor to achieve a coarse paste. Add a bit of water if necessary.
Heat a pan over medium heat and add oil. Fry the paste until aromatic and paste has browned. Set aside to cool.
To Cook
Add water, coconut cream and 1 cup fried laksa paste to a pot and bring to the boil over high heat.
Lower heat to medium-low and add fried bean curd. Allow to simmer until laksa broth thickens slightly.
Season with salt and chicken stock powder to taste.
Fill a saucepan with water and bring to the boil over high heat.
Blanch prawns, fish cake and Hokkien noodles separately for about 30 secs or until cooked. Set aside.
Blanch vermicelli and beansprouts for 15 seconds. Set aside.
To assemble laksa, add Hokkien noodles and vermicelli into serving bowls. Ladle over broth. Top with bean curds, prawns, fish cake, egg, beansprouts, Vietnamese mint and shredded cucumber. Serve.
Laksam Kelantan
To Poach the Mackerel
Add water and tamarind juice into a large pan, and stir to combine.
Line the pan with the mackerel. Sprinkle with the salt.
Bring the water to a boil and then let the fish simmer for 5 mins.
Remove the fish from the water and let cool. Strain the remaining fish stock and set aside.
To Make the Laksam Gravy
When the fish has cooled, debone the fish and then place the flesh in a food processor along with the ginger, garlic and shallots and blend into a thick paste.
In a large saucepan, pour in the coconut milk along with the remaining tamarind puree and water.
Add in the fish paste and mix well before bringing the mixture to a boil.
Add in the ground black pepper and finish by adding the salt and sugar to taste. Remove from the heat and set aside.
To Make the Rice Rolls
Prepare a steamer. Lightly grease a metal plate or baking tin.
In a mixing bowl, combine the rice flour, plain flour and salt. Pour in the warm water and mix until well combined.
Ladle enough of the noodle mixture to form a thin layer in the metal plate and steam for 2-3 mins or until cooked.
Remove from the steamer and allow to cool for 30 secs before carefully removing from the noodle sheet from the plate/pan.
Roll the noodle sheet into a tight roll and set aside. Repeat with the remaining batter.
To Make the Sambal
In a food processor, blend the chillies and belacan together before transferring to a mixing bowl and adding the sugar and lime juice.
To Serve
Slice the noodle rolls into bite-sized pieces and place onto a plate. Pour over the gravy and top with the fresh vegetables and sambal. Serve with lime.
Vegetarian Udon Noodle Soup
To Cook Eggs
Bring water to boil in a pot, place in the eggs and boil for 6 mins. Remove from heat and place in an ice bath. Set aside.
To Cook Noodles
Boil 1.5L of water in a pot, add in miso paste and ginger, and simmer for 5 mins.
Add in the udon noodles and simmer for 2 mins.
Add in the bok choy, then remove pot from heat.
Add in the soy sauce and sesame oil.
Peel eggs, and then slice in half.
To serve, add cooked noodles into 2 bowls and ladle over soup. Top with bok choy, egg, and garnish with spring onions and sesame seeds.
5 Ingredient Salmon Soba Noodle Salad
To Prep
Wash salmon fillets and pat dry with paper towel.
Season with shichimi togarashi on both sides.
To Cook
Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
Pan fry salmon fillets 2-3 mins on each side, or until skin is crispy and flesh is cooked to your preference.
Remove from pan and allow to rest.
Combine cooked soba noodles, salad mix and yuzu dressing.
To plate, place soba noodle salad on a plate or in a bowl. Place salmon fillet on top and sprinkle over some extra shichimi togarashi.