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as part of a Shared MealEasy
By Luke Nguyen
Published 2009
YOUNG COCONUT WATER, OR COCONUT JUICE, IS THE LIQUID FOUND IN YOUNG GREEN COCONUTS, PLUCKED FROM THE TREE BEFORE THEY MATURE. BRAISING THE PORK IN COCONUT WATER ALLOWS THE MEAT TO ABSORB ALL ITS SWEETNESS, GIVING A UNIQUE CHARACTER TO THE DISH. IF YOU BUY A WHOLE YOUNG COCONUT, USE A HEAVY CLEAVER TO MAKE FOUR INCISIONS IN THE TOP OF THE COCONUT, POUR THE JUICE OUT AND SCRAPE OUT ITS TENDER FLESH WITH A SPOON AND NIBBLE ON IT WHILE YOU COOK. MANY VIETNAMESE RECIPES USE COCONUT WATER INSTEAD