Laksa King Prawn Noodles

Name: Laksa King Prawn Noodles
Prep time: 11 min
Cook time: 21 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 finely sliced Red Chilli; 2 ½ tbsp Thai red curry paste; 1 vegetable stock cube; 400ml can coconut milk; 2 tsp fish sauce; 100g rice noodles; 2 juice of 1, the other halved lime; 150g king prawns; ½ small pack coriander

By The Spice & Simmer Kitchen · Published May 3, 2026

A one-pot Seafood recipe with Malaysian flavors, built for busy weeknights when you want real food without a sink full of dishes. Comes together in roughly 39 minutes, serves about 4, and uses ingredients you can find at any normal grocery store. The technique is simple: build a base in your pot, layer in the main ingredients, simmer until everything has had time to talk to each other, and serve straight from the pan. If you're cooking for picky eaters, this one tends to land — the flavors are recognizable, the texture is comforting, and there's nothing weird hiding in the ingredient list. Perfect for the kind of evening where you want dinner on the table by 7pm and the kitchen empty by 7:30.

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings · 32 min total

1 tbsp Olive Oil
1 finely sliced Red Chilli
2 ½ tbsp Thai Red Curry Paste
1 Vegetable Stock Cube
400ml can Coconut Milk
2 tsp Fish Sauce
100g Rice Noodles
2 juice of 1, the other halved Lime
150g King Prawns
½ small pack Coriander

Step-by-step instructions

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan and add the chilli. Cook for 1 min, then add the curry paste, stir and cook for 1 min more. Dissolve the stock cube in a large jug in 700ml boiling water, then pour into the pan and stir to combine. Tip in the coconut milk and bring to the boil.
Add the fish sauce and a little seasoning. Toss in the noodles and cook for a further 3-4 mins until softening. Squeeze in the lime juice, add the prawns and cook through until warm, about 2-3 mins. Scatter over some of the coriander.
Serve in bowls with the remaining coriander and lime wedges on top for squeezing over.

Why this works on a weeknight

Laksa King Prawn Noodles lands at about 32 minutes total — a little longer than our 30-minute target, but most of that time is hands-off simmering, which is why it earned a spot in our Weeknight Curries collection. The technique is forgiving, the ingredient list is grocery-store standard, and the active cooking time is short enough that you can answer a text message in the middle without ruining dinner.

Cleanup notes

This is a single-pan recipe, so the cleanup is exactly one pan, one cutting board, and one knife. While the dish rests, fill the pan with hot soapy water — by the time you are done eating, the residue lifts off with a single pass of a sponge. Skip the steel wool on cast iron; a stiff brush and warm water are all you need to keep the seasoning intact.

Make-ahead and leftovers

Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat in a dry pan over medium-low with a splash of water or stock to loosen the sauce. Laksa King Prawn Noodles actually improves overnight as the flavors keep talking to each other, so doubling the recipe and packing tomorrow's lunch is a high-leverage weeknight move.

Filed under 🌶️ Weeknight Curries Seafood Malaysian Shellfish Seafood