Anybody know anything about 'coconuts'?

pavlovs_dog

getting into a coconut:

if you look at the bottom, there are 3 round 'spots'. its quite common for only 2 of these to be visible. break into these using a sharp, pointed object (eg metal bbq skewer or screwdriver ) and drain the milk into a suitable receptacle and save for later.

as you have discovered, getting into the shell itself is considerably harder. the best strategy is to wrap it securly in a tea towel, and lob it with as much force as you can muster at the hardest surface you can find. it is not reccommended you use your kitchen floor tiles for this - it is quite likely that they will crack before the coconut :eek: take it outside and chuck it at the wall or similar.

the harder you throw it the better; this makes it more likely to break into smaller chunks, which in turn makes it easier to scoop out the flesh. even once you've gotten into the coconut, it can be hard work getting the flesh away from the shell.

st delia has a fantatsic recipe here for a cake made with fresh desicated coconut. i added malibu to the cake and frosting, and it was divine :drool:

MrsTinks

pavlovs_dog wrote:

getting into a coconut:

if you look at the bottom, there are 3 round 'spots'. its quite common for only 2 of these to be visible. break into these using a sharp, pointed object (eg metal bbq skewer or screwdriver ) and drain the milk into a suitable receptacle and save for later.

as you have discovered, getting into the shell itself is considerably harder. the best strategy is to wrap it securly in a tea towel, and lob it with as much force as you can muster at the hardest surface you can find. it is not reccommended you use your kitchen floor tiles for this - it is quite likely that they will crack before the coconut :eek: take it outside and chuck it at the wall or similar.

the harder you throw it the better; this makes it more likely to break into smaller chunks, which in turn makes it easier to scoop out the flesh. even once you've gotten into the coconut, it can be hard work getting the flesh away from the shell.

st delia has a fantatsic recipe here for a cake made with fresh desicated coconut. i added malibu to the cake and frosting, and it was divine :drool:

Great now I have to go buy not only a coconut but malibu too? Drat you all!! :rotfl:

Churchmouse

tine wrote:

Great now I have to go buy not only a coconut but malibu too? Drat you all!! :rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :T

Quackers

I'd have hit my husband over the head with the coconut


Coconut? Coconut? He got you a coconut? Oh well, better than nothing I suppose (which is what I get :rolleyes: )

leonie_2

Aww what a sweet hubby, buying you something unusual, makes a change from flowers!

If I were you i'd make something that is lasting....... coconut oil! I make this all the time from fresh coconuts and its absolutely heavenly! Its a lot of fiddling about but the result is something that will last ages and everytime you open the lid you will smell the fresh coconut!

If you do a google you should find instructions how to do it. I have them on the front page of my website but i'm not allowed to broadcast it here lol!

LouJ_3

I always use the 'lob it at the ground outside' approach too. After draining the coconut milk of course. Gets very messy otherwise! After a couple of gentle throws it usually cracks open and you just prize the outter shell off. If you mange to crack it roughly in half the outer shell can be turned into a bird feeder. I remember my mum doing this when I was younger. She'd thread some string through the holes through which she'd drained the milk, to a way to hang it from a tree branch etc. You then mix up some kind of mixture. I think it included suet and seeds like lentils etc. It's then put into the coconut shell and allowed to set. Voila, one bird feeder!

If it helps, just did a quick web search and found this rough recipe for Bird Cake...

http://www.southendrspb.co.uk/advice.htm

"Bird cake
Make by pouring melted fat (suet or lard) onto a mixture of ingredients such as seeds, nuts, dried fruit, oatmeal, cheese and cake. Use about one-third fat to two-thirds mixture."

Ember999

Thank You to all who replied. I am very pleased with the final result of my coconut. I have to be honest here though, I did intend using the coconut itself in a dish cooked for my hubby. However, the only thing left from the coconut now is the milk

I tried a bit of the coconut and it was delicious! I have pigged the whole lot! :eek: by, but it's tasty. Started with a wee nibble and couldn't stop. It's like a dozen Bounties without the chocolate LOL Can you believe I ate it all? I'm still picking bits of coconut out of my teeth :eek:

I still have the milk left (in screw-top jar in the fridge at the moment) and plan to use that in a recipe today for dinner. Will browse through your suggestions and decide what to make.

I'll let you know how it goes :A

ps....I hope he buys me another coconut!

bunnyruff

heres how to find the right hole to get the coconut water out if you look at the 3 holes there are two identicle that look like eyes and the hole below looks like a mouth that is the hole to drill and it is easy with a corkscrew. if that makes no sense keep just have a look it looks like a seals face a bit, then after i drain the water i tap around the middle with a large knife tapping quite hard all the way round then i chuck it on the concerent and normally it splits into two halves then i make coconut milk and currey .nice