Thai Laksa with Pork Belly
Karen ChanIngredients:
- ½ jar VALCOM Thai Style Laksa Paste
- 1 cup TCC Premium Coconut Milk
- ¾ cup water
- 200g Hokkien noodles, prepared according to the pack instructions
- 100g roasted pork belly, prepared as per recipe)
- For garnish: bean sprouts, cut green beans, sliced hard-boiled egg, Thai basil
Crispy Pork Belly
- 1 kg pork belly (skin scored)
- 3 tbsp salt
- 3 tbsp oil
- 2 tsp white pepper
Method:
- In a saucepan, add VALCOM Thai Style Laksa Paste, TCC Premium Coconut Milk and water. Bring to boil and turn off heat.
- Place the cooked noodles 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.
Crispy Pork Belly:
- Pat dry the skin and rub 2 tbsp salt and 2 tsp pepper over the pork. Place on a tray and into the fridge overnight, uncovered.
- The next day, remove the pork from the fridge for at least an hour before roasting.
- Preheat oven to 180c. Place pork on a rack. Pat dry the skin with paper towels. Rub the skin with remaining salt, ensuring salt gets into the scoring. Rub the skin with oil.
- Place the rack onto a tray and into the oven. Reduce temperature to 160c and roast for 2.5 hours. Increase the temperature to 240c and roast for another 30 minutes or until skin has crackled.
- Remove from the oven and rest for 10 minutes before cutting.
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