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Friday, March 20, 2009

Coco loco ponch coco part 2

Serve over cracked ice and be careful ....hick.....hick

Add white rum to your taste I used about three cups 43% proof. Add a generous dash of Angostura bitters, grated green lime peel and nutmeg.

pour into a jug and add 2 cans of sweetened condensed milk and stir until dissolved.

drain over large bowl in a colander or strainer

place in a blender covering with water and grate finely

wash and cut up into small pieces

pry the shell from the nut with the tip of a knife


Crack open the coconut with a hammer



tools of the trade for opening dry coconuts

Ponch coco is one of the traditional drinks of Martinique and one of my favorites. I was given the recipe by a good Martiniquan friend many years ago. I selected a good dry coconut, always shake the coconut to hear the water in it. If you don't hear water it is not good, please do not open you may regret it and I am speaking from experience LOL! The tools above are used to husk coconuts. I chose the little hand hoe. It took me about 10 minutes this time, it used to take me longer. After opening the coconut I then got a hammer to crack it open and then separated the meat from the shells. I used a round ended knife to pry the shell off the meat, a sharp short knife can also be used but it can slip and cut your hand. I washed the coconut and cut it up into smaller pieces. I then placed it in a blender with water and grated it finely. I left it for 10 minutes and then strained it with a colander over a large bowl. I added 2 cans of sweetened condensed milk and stirred until it dissolved. I added white rum, I used 3 cups, added a dash of Angostura bitters, grated green lime peel and grated nutmeg. Serve over cracked ice. Bottle up and place in the refrigerator. The cream will harden on the top of bottle in the refrigerator just take it out it, let it thaw a bit, shake well and serve over ice.

15 comments:

  1. Those are some serious looking tools! We have angostura bitters in the pub I work at but I've never known what it goes in. I've just spent an hour with a screwdriver, a big rolling pin and a rock trying to smash up 2 coconuts for a curry for this evening. It was hard work and bits of shell are now lodged behind the radiators and on top of the book shelf. I like your way better!

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  2. Emma you are soo funny ROFLMAO !!! Angostura goes into anything, rum punch, cakes, lemonade use it like vanilla essence. You can add it to warm water if you have an upset stomach. Now put away the screw driver and rolling pin put that rock back in the garden and invest in a hammer LOL!!!

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  3. HI Helen,
    Thanks for stopping by in my blog. Actually you can also use a butcher's knife to cut open the coconut, hold the coconut on your hand and just use the other blunt side of the knife to just crack it with one hit, you will see a crack then hit again then the coconut will break open..hammer is also good as it is a bit heavy, but if you happen dont have a hammer, then you can use a butcher's knife :)try watching this video http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=BkgvyCkreXU&NR=1

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  4. FJL Thank you for that tip, I used to throw the coconut on concrete to break it up but sometimes they are so hard they just bounce like a ball off the concrete LOL. Ps I have a ladies hammer that is really cute.

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  5. A lot of work for a cocktail. LOL Thank you for dropping into my blog and for your kind invitation. You live in a perfect place. I just love barbados
    xxx

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  6. Rhyleysgranny I sometimes cheat and buy the coco milk by the can. It is a bit pricey but it saves time. But there is nothing like the fresh milk you can't beat that LOL!

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  7. Now I must try that one! Looks fantastic.. but we don't have any sun or heat here in London at the moment! Remind me in the Summer and I will make a whole bucket full!

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  8. Helen, that sounds really good! I'll be trying it out. Honestly, there's nothing like fresh coconut milk! Quite an arsenal there:) Impressive!

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  9. Matron mine is almost gone, I made a large bottle and a half. That will put some heat back into you just don't drive after drinking this stuff LOL. Nice aperitif too!

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  10. Kanak it is addictive so beware LOL! Let me know when you have tasted it. I shared some with a friend who came to dinner, she said that she didn't want too much so I gave her a little. We took a stroll in the garden sipping our ponch, when we got back to the house she asked where it was, and that she would like some more LOL. This time she had a bit more and loved it.

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  11. Sounds great!Relaxing out by the pool,no
    where to go......

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  12. So many tools to open the coconuts, I'll be giving up. LOL!

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  13. i just found your blog--i'm loving it! it looks like we have a lot of the same plants, as i am in nicaragua. definitely going to try ponch coco--looks delicioso!

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  14. Este muy delicioso. Gracias y bienvenidos a mi jardin. I hope to see you back and let me know how the ponch coco turns out. Hasta luego!!

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  15. Looks so good! reminds me of Coquito which is what we serve where I'm from.

    www.jenniferstec.blogspot.com

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