Laksa Baked Rice

Name: Laksa Baked Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Western
Ingredients: 2 cups Short Grain Rice; 160 g Laksa Paste; 20 pieces Laksa Leaves; 1 Squid; 300 g Prawns; 100 g Clams; 3/4 cup Mayonnaise; 50 g mozzarella cheese; 50 g Shallots; 20 g Garlic; 2 Tbsp Dried Shrimps; 1/2 Tbsp Chinese Cooking Wine; 1 tsp Vinegar; 1/2 Tbsp Salt; 1 tsp Sugar

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Level

intermediate

Cooking

50 min

Preparation

30 min

Ingredients

Servings

Short Grain Rice	2 cups
Laksa Paste	160 g
Laksa Leaves chopped	20 pieces
Squid large sized	1
Prawns large sized, deshelled and deveined	300 g
Clams	100 g
Mayonnaise	³⁄₄ cup
mozzarella cheese to taste	50 g
Shallots chopped	50 g
Garlic chopped	20 g
Dried Shrimps washed and soaked for 2 minutes, chopped	2 tbsp
Chinese Cooking Wine	¹⁄₂ tbsp
Vinegar	1 tsp
Salt	¹⁄₂ tbsp
Sugar	1 tsp

How to cook

Prepare the rice

Pour rice into the rice cooker container.
Rinse it and soak it in water for 20 minutes.
Drain the water, then add in sufficient water as indicated on the rice cooker.
Add in vinegar to allow the rice to break down the starch and increase water absorption.
Cook the rice according to the package instructions.
Once it is cooked, use a rice ladle to fluff the rice.
Close the lid and keep it warm in the rice cooker for at least 15 minutes - to ensure that the rice grains will absorb the remaining water so that every grain is soft and tender.

Prepare the prawns

Deshell the prawns, leaving the tail on.
Devein the prawns by slitting the back of the prawn to remove the intestines.
Mix the prawns with 1 teaspoon of chinese cooking wine, 1/4 teaspoon of white pepper powder, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of sugar.
Let it marinate for 10 minutes.
In a pan, heat up 1 tablespoon of oil then add in the prawns.
Once the prawns have curled up slightly, flip to the other side.
The prawn is ready when it is ½ cooked, it will continue to cook in the oven at the last stage.

Prepare the squid

Remove the squid's tentacles from the body.
Remove the translucent quill and impurities within the body.
Detach and pull the skin off from the body.
Cut the squid into rings.
Mix the squid with ½ teaspoon of chinese cooking wine, 1/4 teaspoon of white pepper powder, 1/8 teaspoon of sugar and a pinch salt.
Let it marinate for 10 minutes.
Using the same pan as before, add in ½ tablespoon of oil.
Add in the squid and do a quick stir-fry till it is ½ cooked, it will continue to cook in the oven at the last stage.

Prepare the clams

Use a brush and scrub the clamshells under running water to remove any impurities on the shell.
In a bowl, add in clams, ice water and 3 tablespoon of salt.
Soak for at least 30 minutes so that the clams will purge out the sand.
Rinse the clams several times till the water is clear.

Prepare the laksa fried rice

Preheat the oven to 250°C, set it to broil or top heat.
In a pan, heat up 1 tablespoon of oil.
Add in chopped shallot, garlic, dried shrimp and laksa leaves then cook till fragrant.
Add in the laksa paste and fry it.
Add in the cooked rice, toss it quickly and mix evenly.

Start cooking

Transfer the fried rice into the casserole.
Spread the mayonnaise over the rice.
Spread the prawns, squid, and fresh clams.
Sprinkle mozzarella cheese.
Transfer to the oven, place it on the top layer and bake for 3 minutes.
It is ready when the cheese has melted and turned into a beautiful golden brown.
Garnish with chopped laksa leaves and serve.