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Brilio.net - Coconut milk is often used as a mixture for various foods and drinks. Its naturally savory and sweet taste gives unique characteristics to dishes or drinks that are added with this ingredient. Apart from taste, coconut milk also makes the texture of food or drinks thicker and softer .
In general, coconut milk is made from grated coconut juice and mixed with water. However, nowadays, a number of people are usually reluctant to bother squeezing the grated coconut because it is considered tiring. As a result, packaged instant coconut milk is often an alternative when you want to make dishes or drinks made from coconut milk.
Even though it's different from instant, fresh coconut milk that is squeezed yourself is much tastier and lasts longer. Well, there are practical tricks you can do when you want to make fresh coconut milk without having to bother squeezing it, you know. This trick was shared by a woman named Melizah via the Instagram account @melizah21.
In one of the uploaded videos, Melizah admits that she has her own trick when making fresh coconut milk to make it more practical. Not only that, the coconut milk produced is also more abundant and thicker, you know.
This trick for making coconut milk produces abundant and thick results.
As reported by BrilioFood from the Instagram account @via on Thursday (14/3), a practical trick to do is to blend the grated coconut which you want to make into coconut milk. So, this grated coconut will later be blended with hot water. According to Melizah, this hot water will make the coconut milk more abundant and thick, you know.
The method is quite easy. First of all, prepare the grated coconut meat. To make it more practical, you can buy grated coconut at the market. That way, you don't have to bother grating it yourself manually.
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If so, immediately put the grated coconut into the blender. Then add enough hot water until the entire surface of the coconut is completely submerged. Next, turn on the machine and blend as usual until evenly mixed.
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Next, strain the coconut that has been mixed with water to separate the dregs and coconut milk. While straining, press the coconut dregs with a spoon so that all the water comes out. If so, immediately transfer this coconut milk into a jar. Or it can also be used directly for cooking purposes.
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Since it was uploaded on March 8, this video about tricks for making coconut milk has been watched more than 16 thousand times. Who would have thought, many other Instagram users were interested and also provided direct responses in the comments column. Most of these netizens admitted that they had just learned about the trick of making coconut milk using this method.
"Wow, it's more abundant using this method, sis," said Instagram @ummu_firdauss.
"Masya Allah, it's really delicious using real coconut milk like this, it's abundant," said Instagram @rinijulis.
"We just found out that you can use the blender method, usually manually using the hand squeeze method with a sieve," explained Instagram @dapoer_rabella.
"Me too, umm, always blending grated coconut for coconut milk, it's more practical," said Instagram @rumahummii.
"I want to try kpn2," said Instagram @keyla_home.
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Tips for cooking coconut milk so it doesn't break.
Cooking coconut milk can be a little tricky due to the risk of the coconut milk breaking or clumping. Here are some tips for cooking coconut milk so it doesn't break:
1. Use fresh coconut milk.
Fresh coconut milk tends to be more stable than processed coconut milk.
2. Use low heat.
Use low or medium heat when cooking coconut milk. Too big a fire can cause the coconut milk to boil quickly and burst.
3. Don't boil the coconut milk.
Don't let the coconut milk boil. Let the coconut milk just get hot before it starts to produce small bubbles.
4. Stir continuously.
Stir the coconut milk continuously while cooking to prevent it from breaking.
5. Use a heavy saucepan.
Use a heavy, large diameter pan to cook the coconut milk. This can help distribute heat evenly.
6. Add thickening agent.
For thin coconut milk, add a thickening agent such as starch or rice flour.
7. Add stabilizer.
Add a pinch of salt to the coconut milk to help stabilize the emulsion.
8. Don't use frozen coconut milk.
Frozen coconut milk tends to be more difficult to process without breaking.
9. Use thick coconut milk.
If possible, use thick coconut milk to minimize the risk of it breaking during cooking.
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