Make Your Own Coconut Milk
"I do encourage you to make your own - the fresh, aromatic flavour can't be beat, and it's very inexpensive to make."
photo by kiwidutch
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 2
- Yields:
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2 cups
ingredients
- 8 ounces desiccated coconut (dry)
- 3 1⁄2 cups water
directions
- In a medium-sized pot, place dessicated coconut and water.
- Mix and allow to soak for ½ an hour.
- After ½ an hour, turn heat onto low and bring to a gentle simmer.
- Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Turn off heat and leave pot on element for ½ an hour.
- After ½ an hour, transfer coconut mixture to blender or processor and process for 45 seconds.
- Put a large sieve over a bowl and empty coconut mixture into it.
- Press down hard on coconut solids with the back of a spoon to remove as much coconut milk as possible.
- This method produces approximately 2 cups of coconut milk.
- Can be made up to 2 days before use in a recipe and refrigerated, covered. The milk will separate in the fridge, forming a creamy ‘fat’ layer on top, and a thinner ‘liquid’ layer underneath. Not to worry, the fat layer will melt into the liquid when heated and form a lovely milk.
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Reviews
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With my big bag of coconut from the health food store, I had been wanting to try this recipe since before the tour. It worked very well and it is nice to know that I can whip some milk up when I don't have canned on hand. It is also nice to know that I have no extra additives in my milk. I didn't quite get two cups of milk. Guess I let it simmmer too long...I will be more careful next time. Used this in your Recipe #76137 and it was very good. Made for ZWT4 S/C America. -
I cannot get coconut milk so this was a lifesaver for me! -
5 Stars! How many times have I bought coconut milk at the supermarket, used what i needed in a recipe, shoved the rest in the fridge, forgotten about it, and days later thrown it out? NO MORE !!! this recipe is SO easy and the smell... is wonderful. Please see my Rating System: 5 stars for saying goodbye to coconut milk waste for ever! We as a family are trying hard to waste less and recycle more so this fits perfectly into the plan of being better ecological world citizens. I will be using this recipe OFTEN ! Thanks!
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Evelyn, once you try this recipe you'll never go back, and buy canned coconut milk again...I haven't... Thank you so much for posting this quick and easy to make dish. I use this recipe all the time...whenever I need coconut milk, I make it in the morning, for use later in the day...I just love the flavour of the milk, its sweet, and subtle, not too thick. Just perfect!
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
