Alton Brown's Coconut Milk & Cream

"I remember watching this on an Alton Brown show, on Food Network awhile ago, and after not really being able to find a good coconut milk/cream recipe on Zaar I decided to post this. I'm just making it today, so I have my fingers crossed!"
 
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Ready In:
1hr 25mins
Ingredients:
5
Yields:
1/2 cup
Serves:
1

ingredients

  • 1 coconut
  • For the milk

  • 2 ounces freshly grated coconut, approximately 1/2 cup
  • 12 cup boiling 2% milk
  • For cream

  • 4 ounces freshly grated coconut, approximately 1 cup
  • 12 cup boiling 2% milk
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directions

  • Cook's Note: To open a coconut: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the coconut onto a folded towel set down in a large bowl. Find the 3 eyes on 1 end of the coconut and using a nail or screwdriver and hammer or meat mallet, hammer holes into 2 of the eyes. Turn the coconut upside down over a container and drain the water from the coconut. Store the water in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week. Place the coconut onto a 1/2 sheet pan and bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven. The coconut should have cracked in several places. Using an oyster knife or other dull blade, separate the hard shell from the brown husk. Using a serrated vegetable peeler, peel the brown husk from the coconut meat. Rinse the coconut meat under cool water and pat dry. Break the meat into 2 to 3-inch pieces. With the grater disk attached to a food processor, grate the coconut.
  • For the milk:

  • Place 2 ounces of the coconut into a small mixing bowl and pour over the boiling milk. Stir to combine. Cover tightly and allow to sit for 1 hour. Transfer the mixture to the carafe of a blender and process for 1 minute.
  • Place a tea towel over a mixing bowl and carefully pour the mixture into it. Gather up the edges and squeeze until all of the liquid has been removed. Discard the coconut. You may use the milk immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
  • For the cream:

  • Repeat the same procedure as above only using 4 ounces of freshly grated coconut.

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