Coconut attracts much attention in the modern market, since it is not only an exotic fruit from which chips are extracted for decorating confectionery, but also contains nutrients, fatty oils, vitamins, minerals and organic acids. Inside the coconut contains milk in the form of a sweet white emulsion, which gradually turns into pulp. At the same time, both milk and fruit pulp are used in cooking, various dishes are prepared from them, and if the pulp is dried, oil can be obtained. Since this exotic nut is covered in a thick shell, many are wondering how to peel a coconut.
Young coconuts are not difficult to clean, because their shell is still quite soft, and it can easily be cut with a long knife. It should be borne in mind that the younger the nut, the easier it is to open, while the juice and pulp are much tastier.
Before you clean the coconut, you must select it correctly. To do this, it is recommended to shake the fruit before buying. In this case, the sound of the core should not be heard. In addition, there should be no mold on the hair of the coconut. It should be remembered that a ripe nut will be heavy, without cracks and drips.
So, the coconut was bought, brought home, and here there is a great desire to try it soon, as well as the logical question of how to clean the coconut.
If you carefully look at the nut, you can find on it three black dots, they are the most tender places of the fruit. Therefore, first of all, it is necessary to pierce these points with a knife and drain the milk into the dishes through an ordinary straw. In this case, milk is recommended to be used immediately, since it is not stored for a long time. Next, you need to split the nut into two parts with a knife and a hammer and separate the pulp from the shell. In order for the coconut to crack faster, it is put in the freezer for a while.
Very often, a screwdriver and a hammer are used to clean the coconut. So, a screwdriver must be attached to the fetus, and with all its might strike it with a hammer. Typically, coconut crack, and if it was not possible to crack it the first time, then using a knife you can easily do this, since the cracks formed on the peel make it possible to quickly peel the fruit.
When you figured out how to peel a coconut, you need to figure out how and what it is used for. Coconut is eaten both raw and as an additive to various pastries, desserts, salads, and milk can be drunk instead of water. In this case, the pulp is crushed or rubbed on a grater, in this form it can be stored for one month in the freezer.
Coconut pulp is consumed with poultry and fish, added to soups, sauces and spices, as it gives the dishes a shade of some sophistication. Coconut flakes are used in the confectionery industry.
Interestingly, unripe coconut juice is widely used in medicine. In that case, you need to know exactly how to peel the coconut so that the liquid does not lose its properties and cope with urolithiasis, high temperature and reduce blood sugar levels. Even during the war, coconut liquid was used as a substitute for blood plasma.
Coconut is used in the treatment of poisoning, gastrointestinal diseases, otitis media, sexually transmitted diseases, inflammatory processes of the genitourinary and cardiovascular systems. You can quickly normalize the metabolic processes in the body and increase immunity if, instead of butter, you use foods made from coconut pulp.
Currently, in stores much more often than coconuts themselves, there are various products made from them, for example, coconut milk or shavings. That is why not everyone knows the useful qualities and properties of this nut, as well as how to peel a coconut and what to cook from it. However, in many countries of the world coconut is appreciated. So, with its addition, soups, salads, sauces, main dishes, pastries, meat, fish and fruit dishes are prepared.