Coconut Liquado Recipes

COCONUT CAFE LICUADO

Steps:

• 1. COMBINE coconut milk and coffee crystals in blender container until coffee is dissolved. Add sweetened condensed milk.
• 2. PROCESS 2 minutes or until blended. Pour over ice in glasses.

LICUADO DE MANGO

Steps:

• Place the mango, milk, honey and ice cubes into a blender. Cover and blend until smooth. Serve immediately.

EASY COCONUT LADOO

Steps:

• Place 2 cups coconut into a pan and heat over low heat until lightly toasted, making sure not to burn or change color, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil over high heat. Place unopened can of condensed milk into the middle of the pot; boil for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove using tongs; let cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Pour into coconut and add cardamom and vanilla extract. Mix well. Let cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes.
• Form mixture into small balls using oiled hands, as mixture will be very sticky, adding semolina as needed if very wet and runny.
• Place remaining coconut into a shallow bowl or on a plate. Roll ladoos in coconut and serve.

COCONUTS: OPENING, GRATING AND LIQUADO

Steps:

• Opening Coconuts: Open the coconuts by flinging them onto a cement or rock surface (this is how the monkeys do it!) Don't worry about losing the liquid, as it's not the coconut milk called for in cooking. Each coconut should break in 3 to 4 pieces. It is also possible to open a coconut by piercing the eyes of the coconut with a screwdriver or ice pick, draining the liquid through the holes and placing the coconut in a 400 degrees F oven for 20 minutes. Wrap the coconut in a towel and hit it with a hammer to loosen the shell and split it into pieces.
• Pry out the white meat and then pare off the dark skin.
• Grating Coconut Meat: To grate the white meat, put the meat through the grating disk of a food processor or use a hand grater. You should get about 7 cups of grated coconut from the two coconuts, which will keep in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.
• Reserve 4 cups of the grated coconut for the pie crust and filling.
• Coconut Liquado: To make the coconut milk, combine the remaining 3 to 4 cups of loosely packed grated coconut with the milk (use 3/4 cup of coconut for each 1 cup of milk) in a heavy saucepan. Heat slowly, bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat and cool. Strain the milk, pressing down on the coconut meat to extract all the liquid. Squeeze all the coconut through a towel to get any last drops. Discard the coconut.

COCONUT LIQUADO

Steps:

• Hammer a nail through each of the coconut's 3 eyes to puncture. Drain and reserve the milk. Crack and remove the hull by smacking it on its equator. Then, with a vegetable peeler, peel and discard the brown top layer. Break the meat into chunks. In a blender combine coconut meat, coconut milk, honey and 1 cup whole milk. Blend until smooth. Add the remaining 2 cups milk and ice and blend until ice is finely crushed. Strain and serve in tall glasses over ice.

COCONUT CAFE LICUADO

Steps:

• COMBINE coconut milk and coffee crystals in blender container until coffee is dissolved. Add sweetened condensed milk.
• PROCESS 2 minutes or until blended. Pour over ice in glasses.

LICUADOS

Steps:

• Pineapple Licuado
• In the jar of a blender, add all the ingredients and pulse briefly until the pineapple chunks are finely chopped (but not a puree). You will have to add the ingredients in 2 batches. Strain through a medium-mesh strainer. Chill well in the refrigerator. Serve over ice with a garnish of fresh pineapple.
• Tangerine Licuado
• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and whisk to blend. No need to strain. Chill well in the refrigerator. Serve over ice with a tangerine wheel for garnish.