Laos

Khao Piak Sen

Name: Khao Piak Sen
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Laos
Ingredients: 200 g / 100 g Rice flour & tapioca starch; 800 g Chicken; some of each Ginger, garlic, shallots; 2 tbsp Fish sauce; 1 bunch Spring onion & coriander; 3 tbsp Fried shallots; to serve Lime & chilli

Lao chicken noodle soup with fresh rice noodles

Khao piak sen is a warming Lao noodle soup often eaten for breakfast. Its hallmark is the freshly made, soft rice-tapioca noodles.

The thick, slightly chewy noodles cook right in the chicken broth and make the soup silky; fresh herbs, lime and chilli add brightness.

Servings4

Time70 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Rice flour & tapioca starch200 g / 100 g
Chicken800 g
Ginger, garlic, shallotssome of each
Fish sauce2 tbsp
Spring onion & coriander1 bunch
Fried shallots3 tbsp
Lime & chillito serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Knead rice flour and starch with hot water into a dough.
Roll the dough thin and cut into noodles.
Simmer the chicken with aromatics into broth, shred the meat.
Cook the fresh noodles right in the broth until soft.
Serve with chicken, herbs, shallots, lime and chilli.

Make it original

Rice flour, tapioca starch and fish sauce for khao piak sen are in the Asia Boutique.

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