Andrew Schloss, David Joachim

Fresh Coconut Milk

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    4 cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Mastering the Grill: The Owner's Manual for Outdoor Cooking
Mastering the Grill

By Andrew Schloss and David Joachim

Published 2007

  • About

It’s easy to open a can of coconut milk, but making it fresh is a fun project and easy in its own right. The results are less thick but taste fresher than the canned version.

Ingredients

  • 1 coconut, heavy for its size

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  2. Punch holes into 2 of the coconut’s eyes with a Phillips-head screwdriver. Drain the liquid from the coconut into a bowl; drink or discard.
  3. Put the coconut in the oven and