Curry Laksa with Shredded Sous Vide Chicken

Anova Culinary

Laksa is a hearty soup with tons of flavour. This version uses sous vide chicken so that there is zero risk of overcooked, dry, chewy chicken slices. There's also a great variety of textures to keep every bite interesting.

Author

Christina Wylie

Christina Wylie is an award-winning writer, author, editor, food stylist, recipe creator, entrepreneur and radio host whose work has been featured in The Times & The Sunday Times, Time Out (Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong and Dubai), Traveler’s Digest, Fah Thai Magazine, Broadsheet, Wining & Dining and many other internationally renowned publications. In 2013, after almost a decade of working as an international journalist, Christina founded the online lifestyle magazine The GAB Magazine, for which she now leads a team of 60 writers based all across Australia. She then founded Samui Life Magazine in 2016. After working as a recipe creator for Anova Culinary for over a year, she signed a cookbook contract with the American-based, international publishing company Quarto. Her cookbook, titled The Sous Vide Kitchen: Techniques, Ideas, and More Than 100 Recipes to Cook at Home, was published worldwide in 2017. She wrote, styled, and photographed everything that you see within that book. In 2017 she opened her first restaurant, Bootlegger, in Koh Samui, Thailand. She is currently in the initial stages of launching Bootlegger 2 in Phuket in 2018, and is looking to open Bootlegger 3 in Bangkok in 2019. She is currently working towards stepping into the world of food and travel presenting. As an entrepreneur herself, Christina co-founded the charity initiative Project Gen Z in 2015 to teach orphaned Cambodian children entrepreneurial skills. A British expat born and raised in Hong Kong, Christina has worked across the globe, and has lived in Thailand, London, Hong Kong, Australia and South Africa over the years.

Prep Time: 00:25

Recipe Time: 01:30

Temperature : 140F / 60C

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Set the Anova Sous Vide Precision Cooker to 140ºF (60ºC).
  2. Lightly season the chicken with salt and pepper. Place in a medium zipper lock or vacuum seal bag. Seal the bag using the water immersion technique or a vacuum sealer on the dry setting. Place the bag in the water bath and set the timer for 1 1/2 hours.
  3. About 20 minutes before the chicken is finished, prepare the laksa sauce: Place laksa paste in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Fry the laksa paste until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  4. Add the shallots, stir to coat with the laksa paste, and sauté until soft, about 2 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock, coconut milk, and kaffir lime leaves. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium, and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.
  5. While the curry is simmering, prepare the noodles in a separate pot according to package directions. Drain, rinse, and divide between 2 serving bowls.

Finishing Steps

  1. When the timer goes off, remove the bag from the water bath. Remove the chicken from the bag and let rest for 5 minutes. Using a fork, shred the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Pour the curry sauce over the noodles and top with the chicken. Garnish curry with bean sprouts, cilantro, shallots, and Thai chiles. Serve.