How to make coconut at home

How to make coconut flakes? Now someone will say: and why do it when you can buy? Can. But you still have to look for her. And often color is sold, which means there are artificial dyes. Plus, industrial shavings are already practically a cake. The most valuable was extracted from it - coconut oil.

So. You got a coconut. Bought, stolen, presented, plucked from a palm, it doesn’t matter. We will do the chips ourselves.

What is needed

An impressive list of tools will be required:

• sharp knife
• hammer (saw, ax)
• cocktail straw
• thick nail
• two bowls (large and small)
• cutting board
• peeler (also called housekeeper)
• grater (blender, food processor)

And, of course, the coconut itself. Still stock up on zeal and healthy enthusiasm. Some of the items may not be useful to you, but let them be. And then you have to frantically rush around the house and look for the right one.

Procedure

We find three dents at the base of the nut. These are the most vulnerable places of coconut. We break a hole in one of them with a thick nail and a hammer.

Insert the cocktail tube and drink the juice. What? No juice? Well, see. The tube is no longer useful! If you don’t want to drink it now, just pour it into a glass and refrigerate. Fresh coconut juice is stored for only one day.

Then we take a hammer and gently tap the fruit from all sides. This will help in the future easier to separate the pulp from the shell. Do not forget to put a cutting board! Otherwise, why did we cook it?

Next, we need to get, no, not yet coconut. Do we need the perfect halves of the walnut? Naturally! Therefore, we put it on a barrel and saw. Ordinary saw or hacksaw for metal. Caution not to damage your fingers.

Do you need pans? So the ax is our everything! With a good swing, with a short and strong blow we split the coconut.

Now it’s the turn of the knife. We will separate the flesh with them. Actually because of her, the whole whistle began.

No need to try to pick it out right away. All the same, then grind, so why extra efforts? Cut small pieces and pull out. Put in a small bowl. You can just on a cutting board.

We see outside a thin brown layer. We do not need him. We take a peeler and carefully remove it. If the coconut is fresh, then this operation succeeds without problems. If old - have to work hard.

Next, rinse the pieces of pulp with clean water. What? Was there no water in the list of items? Well, really you do not have water? Even if you are sitting under a palm tree with halves of coconut in your hands, there is probably a fountain nearby. In extreme cases, the sea will do.

Although, it is unlikely that you will trample on the beach for coconuts with a full set of necessary tools ...

In short, look for water! Without it, the whole idea will be empty, and your efforts will be wasted. Rinsed? Take a grater. And gently rub the flesh into a large bowl. Coconut flakes are almost ready. Reluctant to mess with a grater? Take a blender or food processor with special nozzles and chop the pulp in them. Then you will mess with laundering and assembling-disassembling equipment. Easier to wash the grater.

Further actions
Do not rush to eat chips with spoons. Perhaps her taste will disappoint you. Well, yes, not the Bounty, of course. Coconut flakes themselves are freshish and too moist. But what a flavor! You can strengthen it by sprinkling with vanilla. Or mix the chips with powdered sugar and only then take a spoon.

By the way, do not eat too much. There was more enthusiasm.Where to put all this mass now? You just can’t put it in the refrigerator. In a bag or jar, too, will not lie, too damp. And we need coconut flakes to lie longer.

So we need an oven or an electric dryer (always with a net for pastille).

In the oven. Pour the chips with a thin layer on the tray, pre-covering it with parchment paper. Silicone baking mat is also suitable. Then we set the oven temperature to 100-110 ° C and stuff the baking sheet inside. We leave the oven door ajar!

Mix the chips periodically so that the moisture evaporates faster. Dry for 7-9 minutes. Focus on color. If the chips begin to darken, we take out a baking sheet. Another indicator is the smell. We felt the aroma of fried coconut flakes - immediately remove the pan! What? Don't know how fried coconut smells? Not scary. As you feel, you will immediately know.

In the electric dryer. Set the net for the pastille, pour a thin layer of raw coconut flakes. Temperature - 70 ° С. Drying time individually. Grated pulp periodically. It’s not worth it to dry up to a crunch.

After drying, allow the chips to cool completely. Then pour into glass jars or plastic containers. We seal with tight covers. After we put in a cool dry place. Coconut shavings, prepared independently, can be stored for up to 3 months.

Some tips

1. If you use a hammer to crack a nut, then you can ask households to collect pieces of shell throughout the kitchen. Or grunting, we collect ourselves. The saw is still more reliable.
2. When buying, shake the coconut near your ear. You should hear a characteristic gurgle. So the fruit is fresh and there is milk inside. Well, otherwise why do we need a cocktail tube?
3. Sometimes there is no saw, ax or hammer at hand, but the nut, according to the law of meanness, turned out to be! How to remove pulp from coconut without tools? You can take it and long, monotonously pounding on a solid surface. The shell, although strong, will not resist your charm and the power of blows. She is cracking. After that, you can easily remove it with your bare hands. Use a ball of pulp as desired.
4. If there are no appliances for drying, then just spread the paper on the table and sprinkle coconut flakes with a thin layer. At a warm temperature in the room, grated pulp dries well enough for 3-4 hours. When cold - does not dry at all!
5. Sometimes there is a need for colored coconut flakes. It is quite capable to do it yourself, having white. Use powdered food coloring. Pour grated pulp and coloring powder into a jar. Then close the lid tightly and shake vigorously. That's all. Just do not paint the chips before storage. So its shelf life is reduced by half. Do it immediately before use.
6. When buying, pay attention to the eyes of the nut. These are three small dents closer to the sharp end. They should be dark in color and absolutely dry. The fruit itself should be a pleasant brown color. Carefully inspect it from all sides. Cracks, chips, the presence of mold on the shell or an unpleasant smell - all this is an occasion to refuse to purchase.

How to make coconut flakes? Actually very simple. If desired, you can get it with a simple stick on your knee. But it is better to use our recommendations. Naturally, after reading our description of the upcoming manipulations, there will be a decision to go and buy a bag of ready-made grated pulp. But, having done it yourself, you will be sure of the quality of the finished product.

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