Homemade Coconut Milk

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2014

For certain applications, like Thai chicken soup, homemade coconut milk is worth the extra effort.

SERVES Makes 1 3/4 Cups (The Equivalent of One 13.5-Ounce Can Coconut Milk)

TIME 30 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Homemade coconut milk is easy to make and can be stored for up to two weeks in the refrigerator. Some recipes call for blending shredded coconut milk with cold water before straining out the milk, but we found that near boiling water did th...

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