Laxmi's Fresh Coconut Milk

Serves: 6

Rowena Kautzer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

47

Sweetness

46

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cups

Water

Directions:

1

In a 2- to 2 1/2-quart saucepan bring water to a boil and add coconut

2

Cook coconut over moderately high heat 2 minutes and remove pan from heat

3

Let mixture stand, covered, 10 minutes

4

In a food processor or blender blend coconut mixture until very thick

5

In a fine sieve set over a bowl strain coconut mixture, pressing hard on solids

6

Working over bowl, squeeze small handfuls of solids to extract as much milk as possible

7

Coconut milk keeps, covered and chilled, 3 days or frozen in an airtight container 6 months

8

In a 2- to 2 1/2-quart saucepan bring water to a boil and add coconut

9

Cook coconut over moderately high heat 2 minutes and remove pan from heat

10

Let mixture stand, covered, 10 minutes

11

In a food processor or blender blend coconut mixture until very thick

12

In a fine sieve set over a bowl strain coconut mixture, pressing hard on solids

13

Working over bowl, squeeze small handfuls of solids to extract as much milk as possible

14

Coconut milk keeps, covered and chilled, 3 days or frozen in an airtight container 6 months