cream instead of milk ????

[phatassphairy]

was just flippin through the cook book  and i was checking out the recipes ...and i was thinking about making the fast chicken curry (hehehe with pork)

and it calls for 300 to 400g of coconut milk ..... well on hand in my pantry i have 165ml of milk do you think i could be naughty and top up the rest of the measure with coconut cream cause i have a big tin of that =) ?

[judydawn]

I've never done it but I googled and came up with this - the last sentence suggests you can mix the 2 ingredients.

Coconut Milk
Coconut milk, like coconut cream, can also be substituted on a 1 cup to 1 cup basis with regular milk. Other alternatives include soy milk, almond milk or rice milk. Coconut milk can also be substituted on a 1 cup to 1 cup basis with whipped cream. When done in this fashion, also add ½ tsp of coconut extract for every cup substituted in this manner. Finally, you can also substitute 1 cup of coconut milk with 3 tbsp of coconut cream and â cup of water, or low-fat or skim milk.

[CreamPuff63]

have you tried making the coconut milk from the EDC - I much prefer it to the can (which scares me when I see all that grey tinges going into my food)

[phatassphairy]

I've never done it but I googled and came up with this - the last sentence suggests you can mix the 2 ingredients.

Coconut Milk
Coconut milk, like coconut cream, can also be substituted on a 1 cup to 1 cup basis with regular milk. Other alternatives include soy milk, almond milk or rice milk. Coconut milk can also be substituted on a 1 cup to 1 cup basis with whipped cream. When done in this fashion, also add ½ tsp of coconut extract for every cup substituted in this manner. Finally, you can also substitute 1 cup of coconut milk with 3 tbsp of coconut cream and â cup of water, or low-fat or skim milk.

thanks ....i was thiking it would be too thick that is why i asked ..... thanks thermo guru Judydawn
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[phatassphairy]

have you tried making the coconut milk from the EDC - I much prefer it to the can (which scares me when I see all that grey tinges going into my food)

  :-\nope i didn't even think about it ...... for tonight i will set about emptying my pantry ....
(i sort of do this every year durring sept and oct with my freezers too as i like to make space for xmas stuff and cause cyclone season is just around the corner .... and i hate the thought of $$$ going to waste )

hopefully when i get a bit more into my relationship with Thelma ...this time next year my pantry will be looking a whole lot different

thanks Cream Puff .... keep throwing those suggestions at me ..... i really appreciate them
(off to have a spy in EDC)

[Cuilidh]

JD thanks for posting that info - very handy.

CP63 - I haven't made the coconut milk yet, but I should as I also hate to see those grey tinges.

[phatassphairy]

ok dinner was not bad ..... but was too runny for my liking ...so next time i just might use all cream ...lol

[judydawn]

You didn't thicken it a bit with cornflour phat?

[phatassphairy]

i did try a bit of arrowroot flour ..... but  i wil play  and get it thick ..... but the 3 little pigs were S-T-A-R-V-I-I-I-I-I-N-G ....  so i just dish it up

[meganjane]

Heh heh, love your name!

I generally use coconut cream. It has less water and more coconut content. I thicken with corn starch (real cornflour).