Our cooking together cookery classes are as much about learning to cook as they are a sociable experience. We hope you enjoyed your class and are ready to recreate the meals at home. The recipes work really well as delicious dinners and make a great combination for dinner party ideas.
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Starter: Savoury Prawns in Lettuce Leaves
Main: Curry Laksa;
Dessert: Lemon Posset;
Savoury Prawns in Lettuce Leaves
Ingredients – Serves 2
- 6 mediums sized prawns, minced finely
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
- ½ red capsicum, deseeded and finely diced
- 2 water chestnuts, peeled and cut into small cube
- 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine
- seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 sprig spring onions, chopped
- 3 sprigs coriander leaf, chopped
- 8 medium size leaves, baby gem
Method
- On medium heat, place vegetable oil in a wok. Add in garlic and ginger and stir fry for a few seconds, followed by red capsicum and water chestnuts and continue frying for a few minutes
- Add in all the seasoning, continue frying for a few seconds.
- Then add prawns, stir and mix well.
- Finally add in spring onion and coriander leaves and sesame oil, give a quick toss and turn off the heat.
- Wash the lettuce leaves. Shake off any excess water and drain thoroughly on paper towels. Place the dry lettuce cups on a plate and spoon in some savory prawn mixture.
Curry Laksa
Ingredients – Serves 1
- 2 Tbsp Oil
- Laksa Paste
- ½ Tbsp curry powder
- ½ Tbsp chili paste
- 1 Tbsp dried anchovies (optional)
- 1 Tbsp dried shrimp (optional)
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 tsp tamarind sauce
- 3 sprig vietnamese mint or normal mint
- 2 tofu
- 4 medium size prawns
- Sugar and salt to taste
Laksa Paste:
- 1 lemongrass
- 8 gm galangal
- 10 gm ginger
- 8 gm turmeric
- 2 clove garlic
- 1 shallot (about 70 g)
- ½ tsp shrimp paste
- 4 brazil nuts or any creamy nut
Ingredients to blanch/part garnish
- 2 liter Water
- 150 g noodles, wash lightly first
- 40 g bean sprouts
- 40 g long beans
Garnish Ingredients:
- 1 hard boil egg
- 1/2 red chili, slice finely
- 1 calamansi or lime
Method
- Preparations, chili paste, laksa paste, blanching and garnishing ingredients can be done earlier and set aside
- Heat oil in a sauce pan over medium-low heat
- Add laksa paste, slowly cooking them until aromatic, about 4 minutes
- Add curry powder and chili paste, continue cooking for another 4 minutes or until oil separates
- Add dried shrimp and anchovies, cook them for a few minutes
- Add chicken stock, bring it to a soft boil, about 4 minutes
- Add coconut milk, asam keeping, tofu puff, Vietnamese mint, mix gently, and cook for a couple of minutes
- Season with sugar and salt, continue to cook for a few minutes
- Then add prawns and cook for a couple of minutes
- Turn off the heat
- To serve, place blanch noodles scoop the laksa paste curry, top off with garnish ingredients
For the Laksa Paste
- Wash and soak anchovies and dried shrimp separately in hot water (to soften them)
- Chop and grind finely all Laksa Paste ingredients, leave aside.
Note: Chili Paste – 20 pcs dried chilies: Cut and boil to soften the chilies, then wash before grinding into paste. Remove as much seeds as possible to have lesser spicy taste
Lemon Posset
Ingredients – Serves 3-4:
- – 300ml of double cream
- – 60g caster sugar
- – 1 juicy lemon
Method:
- Chop the lemongrass in half.
- Bring the cream and sugar to the boil (careful it should just boil but not boil over). Once you see it boil – stay there and boil for exactly 3 minutes.
- Take the pan off the heat and stir in the lemongrass.
- Strain this into a jug and leave to cool for 20minutes.
- If you wish to put a crumbled biscuit in the bottom of the receptacle – this is the time to do it. If not gently pour the cream into the glasses.
- Refrigerate for 6 hours minimum.
- Serve with fruit and edible flowers
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