How to make coconut milk at home

Increasingly, people are faced with dishes based on exotic fruits. However, few people know that you can get high-quality milk from coconut. The liquid has a light taste and a pleasant aroma. The product is used as an alternative to animal milk. Baking is also made from it. In Europe and Asian countries on the basis of coconut milk make the first and second courses, sweet and spicy sauces. Also, using this product in everyday life, you enrich the body with a mass of useful elements and vitamins.

Household appliances for making milk

• fine sieve;
• device for mixing components;
• small capacity;
• enamel pan;
• food processor;
• sharp knife;
• hammer;
• cutting board.

Method number 1.Sublimated Coconut Milk

1. Get a packet of grated coconut. When choosing make an acceptance for the naturalness of the product, it should not contain any sweet additives and spices. Most often the bulk composition is sold in supermarkets on a common shelf with bakery goods.
2. Based on the mass of acquired chips, 300 gr. the composition will produce 550 ml. coconut milk. Pour the required amount of product in a blender. Calculate how much coconut milk you can consume during the day, since the shelf life of the product in the refrigerator does not exceed 24 hours.
3. On 300 gr. coconut chips taken 600 ml. filtered water. Pour the liquid into the enamel pot, based on how much milk you want to get. Boil the required amount of water. Then add boiling water to a container with coconut chips. Mix the ingredients well.
4. Cover the dishes with a lid and turn on the burner at full capacity. Achieve uniformity of composition. As a precaution, hold the instrument cover tightly. Due to the high temperature of the water, it may suddenly open.
5. Take a sieve, if necessary, cover it with gauze, strain the composition into a suitable container. Milk should not contain particles of coconut.Take a gauze cloth and squeeze it well. Re-strain the mixture if necessary.
6. Store coconut milk in a glass container with a tight lid. Pour the composition of the container in a jar, send it in the fridge. With long-term settling, the milk begins to exfoliate, the fat is separated from the water, forming a cream. Shake before use.

Method number 2. Coconut Finish Milk

1. Get the right amount of coconut chips. Mix with water or soy milk should be in equal proportions.
2. Combine the same amount of chips and fluids in a saucepan. Send heat-resistant containers to a slow fire. Boil the mixture for 4 minutes, avoiding bubbles.
3. After this, pour the composition into a gauze-lined strainer. Strain the milk into a suitable container, squeeze the fabric thoroughly with the chips. The product is ready to eat.
4. Store milk in a cool place in a glass container. Pre-wrap the jar with thick paper, pour the liquid into it and tightly close the lid. In this state, the shelf life of the treat is no more than 45 hours. Also the product can be frozen.

Method number 3. Fresh Coconut Milk

1. Grate the coconut pulp into a suitable container, then send it to a food processor. Pour in the required amount of boiling water, based on the proportions: for 2 parts of the liquid there is 1 part of the raw material.
2. Close the lid of dishes, grind the mixture until smooth. Optionally, you can use a blender. Next, fold the product on a sieve, then pour the milk into a glass container. Use at your discretion.

Method number 4. Whole Coconut Milk

1. Get a whole nut at the grocery market. When choosing, focus on heavy specimens with the presence of coconut water. The integrity of the 3 dark holes on the nut should not be broken.
2. To open the coconut, place the fruit on a cutting kitchen table. Hold the product with one hand, in the second take the knife. Using the tip, cut the area around the peephole. You can also beat the fruit with a knife in one place until the shell cracks.
3. Perform actions until the cover is peeled off, which can be easily removed. To prevent negative consequences, use a knife with a well-ground blade.Great tool for butchering meat or fish.
4. Coconut can also be opened in another way. To do this, wrap the fruit with a cotton towel, place it on a flat surface (cutting board, kitchen table, etc.).
5. For convenience, you must first drill a hole in the shell, drain the coconut liquid, then proceed to the procedure. Take a hammer, hit the eye sockets. Manipulations are carried out until the nut disperses in half.
6. After opening the nut, you need to make sure that it is fresh. Determine the quality of the coconut pulp by smell and appearance. Raw materials should not be colorless, dry and have extraneous odors. Pour the coconut water straight into the blender.
7. Remove all the pulp of the nut in a convenient way for you. Remove the dark structure, similar to the peel of a melon. Send the resulting gruel in a blender.
8. Achieve a smooth mass when mixing pulp and coconut water. Then pour the mass into a glass, enjoy. If desired, coconut milk is combined with the pulp of citrus fruits.

When choosing coconut chips, give preference to the specimens without the addition of impurities.If possible, determine how dried it is. The juicier the product, the tastier the milk will turn out. When buying a fresh nut on the market, rely on its heavy weight of relatively small size. Externally, assess whether coconut has mechanical defects. Listen to the water in it.

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