The fruits of the coconut tree - coconuts - are real natural treasures. There is nothing in coconut that a person would not learn to derive considerable benefit from. Coconut pulp and its derivatives are widely used in cooking, cosmetology and health purposes. Buttons, combs and other handicrafts are made from the shell, and natural fiber is woven from the husk.
It is necessary
- - corkscrew;
- - knife;
- - warm water;
- - blender.
Instructions
Step 1
Coconut Water Before you start carving the coconut, drain or drink the coconut water immediately. To do this, find three black "eyes" at the top of the coconut and pierce them with a corkscrew or any other sharp instrument. You can immediately insert a tube into one of the holes and drink all the liquid. This is not coconut milk - this is coconut water and it, under the influence of oxygen, begins to ferment very quickly, so if you do not want to drink it right there, you will have to drain it and quickly preserve it, but it is best to freeze it.
Step 2
Coconut water ice cubes are a great addition to cocktails. Since this liquid is rich in potassium and calcium, these cubes can also be used in drinks intended for athletes. It is good to suck on coconut ice for those who are sick or have stomach discomfort. Doctors recommend coke water rich in electrolytes for people with severe dehydration.
Step 3
Coconut pulp Coconut pulp can be eaten without any culinary processing, you can dry, freeze, extract coke milk, cream and butter from it.
Step 4
The season for fresh coconuts is from October to December. From young green fruits, you can get the most delicious pulp - similar in consistency to a melon, tender, with a pleasant fruity-nutty taste. This pulp can be eaten with a spoon. But to get it, like the white, harder pulp of ripe nuts, you need to break the coconut into two parts. This is done after you have drained all the coconut water.
Step 5
Someone prefers to wrap the coconut with a towel and break it with a hammer, someone heats the oven to 200 ° C and holds the coconut in it for 15-20 minutes until it starts cracking, and then expands the cracks with a sharp knife. The most difficult way is to cut a coconut in half with a cleaver, as shown in the movies. If you're not a professional stuntman, it's best not to try.
Step 6
The coconut pulp is extracted from a ripe nut with a sharp knife. You can eat it raw in slices, you can store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 months, you can grate it and use it in cocktails, curries, chutneys, desserts, add at the end of stewing or frying meat, fish and vegetable dishes. You can also freeze it by simply splitting it into zip bags and placing it in the freezer.
Step 7
Coconut Flakes Coconut flakes can be dried. If you want to use it for the same purposes as fresh coconut, then grate it on a fine or coarse grater with shavings or flakes, if you want to get coke chips to dip in chocolate or use just like a healthy snack, cut coconut pulp in wide stripes.
Step 8
Place the shredded coconut pulp in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Bake at 90 ° C until light brown.
Step 9
Coconut Milk, Cream and Butter: Coconut milk is obtained from the pulp of a coconut. To do this, finely chopped pulp from one fruit is mixed in a blender with 3 cups of warm water, and then squeezed through cheesecloth. The resulting liquid is coconut milk. It does not store for more than 2-3 days, so if you do not intend to use it during this time, then it is better to freeze it. Many Asian, Indian and African dishes are prepared with coke milk.
Step 10
To make coconut cream, you need to add half the water and put some sugar in the blender.
Step 11
It is very difficult to obtain coconut oil at home, as it is extracted from dried coconut pulp - copra - by hot pressing.
