Laxmi's Fresh Coconut Milk
- 2 cups water
- 4 cups grated fresh coconut
- In a 2- to 2 1/2-quart saucepan bring water to a boil and add coconut.
- Cook coconut over moderately high heat 2 minutes and remove pan from heat.
- Let mixture stand, covered, 10 minutes.
- In a food processor or blender blend coconut mixture until very thick.
- In a fine sieve set over a bowl strain coconut mixture, pressing hard on solids.
- Working over bowl, squeeze small handfuls of solids to extract as much milk as possible.
- Coconut milk keeps, covered and chilled, 3 days or frozen in an airtight container 6 months.
water, fresh coconut
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/laxmis-fresh-coconut-milk-101278 (may not work)