how to prepare fresh coconut

How To Make how to prepare fresh coconut

• Step 1
  Use a nail to punch holes in 2 of the 3 indentations at the end of the coconut.
• Step 2
  Drain off the coconut milk and use it like milk in cooking or to cover grated coconut for freezing.
• Step 3
  Heat the coconut in 350° oven for about 15 minutes ; then crack with a hammer , pry out chunks of the coconut meat ; peel off the brown skin.
• Step 4
  Grate , shred or grind the coconut chunks.
• Step 5
  To dry the coconut , mix it with a little bit of sugar and vanilla , then spread on waxed paper on a cookie sheet. Set in warm place to dry ; stirring occasionally.
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