Questions tagged [coconut]
Coconut generally means the sweet creamy interior flesh of a whole coconut. Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with coconut, coconut flesh or coconut milk as a star ingredient. Questions about dishes which include coconut, but are not focused on coconut, should not use this tag.
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How to keep opened coconut safely?
Once the coconut is opened , it is attracting fruit flies and other flies. Also, the white color changes to brownish, rendering it unusable.
Is there any way we can "save" an opened coconut. I do ...
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How do I make coconut milk at home?
I rarely use coconut milk, so it's not something I like to keep around the house. On the rare occasion I do use it, most of it goes to waste because I only need a little bit. How do I make it at home, ...
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Cracking coconut cream
I have several recepies which call for cracking coconut cream (Thai curries).
I used to just fry the curry paste and add coconut cream (or coconut milk) which produces reasonable results, but on ...
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Is there a device that can be used to grate coconut and sweet potatoes electrically?
Does anyone know of a tabletop device that can grate coconut electrically? I love coconut products but most recipes call for grating the kernel which I do not like to do, it is a hard job, sometimes ...
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Can coconut cream be made from coconut flour?
I have never seen or tried coconut cream (nor milk) personally, so I have no idea what should be it, but since I need it as a ingredient in my cocktails, I decided to give it a shot and try to make it....
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Shredded Coconut as a Substitute for...? [closed]
I had a recipe that called for unsweetened shredded coconut and the only package I could find brought a TON of it. I ended up not caring for the recipe so now I have all this extra shredded coconut. ...
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Knife chopping through bone or coconut
Is it ok to use a chef knife to chop through bones (not too big, like chicken or pork ribs) or a coconut or will it ruin the knife permanently?
I've done that on occasion and it did not seem to ...
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