🇰🇭 Cambodian Cuisine

Nom Banh Chok

Khmer Green Curry Noodles

Prep Time 45 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Hard
Calories 354 kcal

Fresh rice noodles topped with a green fish-based curry sauce made with lemongrass, turmeric, and galangal, garnished with raw vegetables and herbs.

Ingredients

  • 500g fresh rice noodles
  • 400g white fish fillets
  • 3 tbsp kroeung paste
  • 200ml coconut milk
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
  • 3 kaffir lime leaves
  • 200g banana blossom, shredded
  • 100g bean sprouts
  • Mint, basil leaves
  • Cucumber slices
  • Long beans, cut into pieces

Instructions

  1. 1 Poach fish in water until cooked. Flake and set aside, reserving the cooking liquid.
  2. 2 Fry kroeung paste until fragrant. Add coconut milk and reserved fish liquid.
  3. 3 Add flaked fish to the curry sauce. Simmer until thickened. Season with fish sauce.
  4. 4 Arrange fresh rice noodles in bowls. Ladle the green curry sauce over the noodles.
  5. 5 Top with banana blossom, bean sprouts, cucumber, long beans, mint, and basil.

Did You Know?

Nom banh chok is called Khmer noodles because it predates all foreign noodle influences in Cambodia.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/cambodian/nom-banh-chok/