All about coconut milk > From the market to your plate
It is sold in cans or vacuum packed cartons. Organic coconut milk and 88% fat free varieties are available. .
Coconut milk will keep for up to 2 years. Once opened remove from the tin and store coconut milk in the fridge for up to 4 days
Due to the high fat content of the milk it can become quite grainy, so before use process in a blender or beat well for a few seconds.
Coconut milk is a common ingredient in many tropical cuisines, most notably Southeast Asian (especially Thai, Malaysian, and Sri Lankan), West Indian, and Polynesian cuisines. It can be used in a variety of sweet and savoury dishes.
Coconut milk is used to season a salad, for stewing meats, poaching fish, to make a coconut soup or a curry.
Coconut milk curdles easily when heated ; to prevent this stir constantly as it cooks.
To make coconut milk, finely grated coconut meat.
Coconut milk is the base of most Thai and Indian curries. Contrary to western ideas of working with cream, to make the curry sauce, coconut cream is first reduced over fairly high heat to break down the cream and allow the oil to separate. The curry paste is then added and fried in the coconut oil until all the herb and spice flavors are released and blended before the rest of the coconut milk is added to make the sauce.
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