Canned coconut milk can be purchased at almost any supermarket. And it's much more interesting to make coconut milk at home. Moreover, in this case, the benefits will be both for health and for the wallet.
The cost of one jar of this product, with a volume of 400 ml, varies from 200 to 300 rubles. In the same supermarket, you can buy coconut, from the pulp of which you can make 1 - 1.5 liters of coconut milk at home. On average, one coconut can be purchased for 50 rubles. The economic benefits are clear.
In the composition of canned coconut milk, according to the information on the package, you can find, in addition to coconut and water, such ingredients as (sodium caseinate) and maltodextrin (maltodextrin). is, in fact, a protein extract made from cow's milk. That is, supermarket coconut milk is not suitable for vegan consumption. is a white powder. Roughly speaking, maltjdextrin is a starch breakdown intermediate. For a healthy person, this supplement is completely safe, but in the presence of diabetes mellitus, it is strictly contraindicated.
When producing coconut milk at home, we will not add anything extra to the product.
You will need:
- coconut;
- water;
- blender;
- gauze (or fine sieve).
Open the coconut and peel the flesh.
Peel the coconut flesh from the brown shell. This can be done with a vegetable peeler.
Grind the prepared pulp with a coarse grater. Place it in a container of a suitable size, fill it with cold water. Start by taking about 500 ml of water. Wipe well with a blender, strain, pour in the remaining water. The amount of water depends on the fat content of the final product you want to get. Whisk everything again. The coconut milk is ready.
Coconut milk can be stored in glass containers in the refrigerator for 1-3 days. The product tends to stratify, so the milk will need to be whipped or stirred every time before use.
