Cocunuts

kminty3kminty3 Raw Newbie

I’m unable to find Thai cocunuts in my city and can only find the brown hairy ones. I was able to open it and get the milk, but I can’t figure out how to get the meat out. Any suggestions?

Comments

  • I’ve always had to basically “shave” it out. I have a very sharp curved blade that I use to shave & chunk it out. Rough and not so pretty but it worked. I’ve also seen people literally use a chisel and mallet.

  • jenny2052jenny2052 Raw Newbie

    Here’s what I do:

    -After draining the water, I smash the coconut into small pieces (at least 5 or 6) with a hammer or something hard.

    -Pry the inner shell, which is lighter brown and thinner, from the outer shell on each of the pieces. (A screwdriver or cheap knife works well for this.)

    -Lie the pieces so the shell is perpendicular to a cutting board and use a paring knife to carve off the meat.

    -If there is any brown skin left on, I use a sharp vegetable peeler to peel it off.

    It’s definitely labor intensive, but it’s really worth it! If you have a juicer, you can make incredible coconut cream and shredded coconut so easily!

  • coconuttycoconutty Raw Newbie

    My technique is just about the same as jenny’s! Practice makes perfect… I’m nowhere near perfect yet but I sure am a whole lot better since my first coconut! Each time gets easier and easier! :-)

  • rawmamarawmama Raw Newbie

    Use a serrated knife (one that is specifically for scooping out grapefruit sections) to scrape out the coconut meat once it is broken open.

  • stylistchickstylistchick Raw Newbie

    i’ve found that a potato peeler works well to remove the inner brown skin. but be careful, its easy to cut yourself

Sign In or Register to comment.