my original kinda-plan for dinner was soup (even though i knew it would be a nice mild evening after a hot day). while i was getting some crackers for a snack this afternoon i noticed the vegetarian laksa paste i bought from the cruelty free shop a few weeks ago. i thought i'd do that instead of just vegetable soup with pasta. the instructions on the packet just said "boil water. add coconut milk and vegetarian laksa spices." no mention anywhere of how much water and coconut milk (also no mention of the vegies or noodles that go in laksa). i figured about a litre of water and a can of coconut milk (what i usually use when i make it from scratch). i dumped in the paste from the packet. a very red oil layer formed over the top of the laksa (about 3 or 4 mm thick). i dished up the laksa and took it to the back yard so we could eat it outside (a bit cooler there). our mouths were on fire (and i can stand a fair bit of spice). i added some coconut cream and more water. it didn't really help. as zac put it "eating my dinner shouldn't have take more effort than anything else i've done today." (i agreed so i wasn't really insulted). the picture above is the "after picture"-- when we came inside (i couldn't even finish my bowl, i was sweating and i'd lost my appitite) and i added what was left from the can of coconut cream into the remaining LARGE pot of laksa. then i took the laddle and skimmed off about 1 1/2 cups of the red oil (i'm assuming chilli oil) off the top. i tested what was left (a much more barable spicy laksa). i've lost my appitite for tonite though.
I hope you don't mind me saying this, but that looks pretty yuck.
ReplyDeleteit does look pretty gross in the pot but its pretty good now. i had some this morning and it was good-- i think i just need to add some more veggies and noodles to go with the extra can of coconut milk and the water.
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