How to make coconut milk at home

Cooking coconut milk at home is easy and simple! Probably many of you have seen a coconut in the store. I don't know about you, but I always approached him, turned him over in my hands and put him back on the shelf, because I didn't know what to do with him. But in fact, he is not as scary as it seems. From one nut you can get several excellent products at once - coconut chips and coconut milk. Well, what have we gone to cook?

Irisha

Recipe author

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Composition / ingredients

servings:

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 6 % 3 g

Fats 50 % 27 g

Carbohydrates 44 % 24 g

311 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h

Step 1:
Whatever we need. First of all, you need to choose a coconut, choose the heaviest nut, and be sure to trot it by the ear, water should be bubbling inside :) the three eyes of the coconut should be whole and without a touch of mold, well, all the coconut was chosen, now you can cook.
Step 2:
Among the three eyes, we grope for one that has an entrance inside the coconut, it will be soft, it can easily be poked with a knife. The other two eyes are closed, do not try to poke them, they will succumb except to drills. We drain coconut water through the hole, you can drink it, we won't need it anymore.
Step 3:
Next we need to crack a nut, for this it will be very useful to have brute male strength (which I used). If there is no male power at hand, use a hatchet and try to hit the same place, just be careful.
Step 4:
Coconut pulp is released from the shell.
Step 5:
We remove the dark part from the pulp, in general it is not necessary to remove it, but then the milk will turn gray and the chips will be the same.
Step 6:
Coconut pulp is grated or crushed in a combine.
Step 7:
Transfer the grated coconut to a bowl and pour boiling water, so that it covers the pulp quite a bit. And leave it for half an hour. During this time, the pulp will swell and absorb some of the water. We fold the finished mass onto a thick towel or cloth napkin and squeeze out the liquid. Squeeze in portions, trying to squeeze the chips dry. At this stage, you can also use male power).
Step 8:
So, at the output we get coconut chips, I got it 130 g and coconut milk 380 g. If you want to store coconut chips, then it must be dried in the oven, I dried it at 100 C, stirring from time to time.
Step 9:
Over time, you will notice how the milk begins to split into 2 parts, coconut oil will separate from above, and milk will be from below. Coconut oil can be used independently. Store milk in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

Probably, many people, after seeing this recipe, will immediately think, but what can you do with the milk itself, I can answer - anything :) this milk can be replaced with cow's milk in most recipes, you can bake pancakes on it, knead the dough, add it to meat and even to soups. This milk gives a pleasant nutty flavor. And coconut oil can be used not only in cooking, but also in cosmetology, hair masks are made from it, and also used in home soap making.