Laksa

How to make Laksa recipe - This vegetable noodle dish is commonly found in Southern Tagalog areas like Laguna and Quezon. The noodles go well with any charcoal-grilled fish. Gene Gonzalez

Ingredients:
2 tbsp. cooking oil
1 tsp. minced garlic
3 tbsp. sliced onion
1/2 tsp. atsuete oil
4 pcs. pork strips
4 pcs. shrimps, shelled
2 pcs. string beans, cut into 2-inch pcs.
thinly sliced bitter gourd (ampalaya)
1 pc. okra, sliced
2 tbsp. sliced banana heart
3 pcs. sliced eggplant
1/2 cup shrimp stock
1/2 tsp. patis
freshly cracked black pepper
1 1/2 cups sotanghon noodles, soaked in water for at least 30 minutes.

Method:
1. Sauté garlic and onions in oil.

2. Add atsuete oil, pork and shrimps and cook until shrimps turn pink.

3. Mix in all vegetables and stir-fry until half-done. Pour in stock and bring to a boil.

4. Season with patis and pepper. Toss in drained noodles and simmer for a minute.

5. Serve immediately with Jacobina or pilipit.