You will need:
1. A blender for blending the coconuts. My
blender has 850W power and it can blend
pieces of coconut very well. I have also
used a 600W blender in the past with
great results. You can also grind it in the
market but make sure they clean their
machine very well before using it to blend
the coconut for you.
2. Chopping board for cutting the coconut
flesh/meat.
3. A blunt object for breaking the coconut: a
hammer or small axe will do.
4. Original stainless steel pot for cooking the
coconut till the oil seeps out. Do not use
non-stick or coated pots for this because
during cooking, the coconut oil will get to
high temperatures.
5. Bowls.
6. Sieves.
7. Hot water mixed to a comfortable
temperature. Keep it as hot as you can
comfortably handle with your bare hands.
Extracting coconut milk with moderately
hot water gives you more coconut oil than
when you extract with warm or lukewarm
water. Don’t even use cool water.
Directions for making Coconut Oil
If you can, below Are the procedures.
1. Break the coconuts with a heavy blunt
object.
2. When done, pry out the coconut meat
from the coconut shell with a knife. Once
the coconut is mature, the coconut meat
should come out of the shell easily.
3. Rinse the pieces of coconut thoroughly
and cut them into small pieces to help
your blender.
4. Next, boil some water and mix with cool
water to a comfortable temperature. See
above.
5. Grind the pieces of coconut with the
diluted hot water till smooth. Depending
on the quantity you are making, you may
need to grind in batches.
6. Pour in a sieve to separate the coconut
milk from the chaff. Then press with your
hands to squeeze out the last drop.
7. Grind the chaff a second time to get more
coconut milk.
8. Use a sieve with a finer mesh to remove
the tiniest particles from the coconut
milk.
9. When done, cover the bowl of coconut
milk and keep it in the fridge overnight.
10. The next morning, you will see that the
coconut oil has separated from the water
and caked beautifully on top like a frozen
lake.
11. Take the caked white coconut oil and
place in a clean dry stainless steel pot.
The water remaining in the bowl still has
some coconut taste and can be used to
boil White Rice, prepare Jollof Coconut
Rice, White Coconut Rice and any other
recipe that calls for coconut milk.
12. Cover the pot and start cooking on low to
medium heat. If you notice any smoke at
any time as you cook, reduce the heat to
very low.
13. Keep an eye on the pot and stir from time
to time. Cook till you notice some charred
coconut bits in the oil. I cooked the one in
the video below for 1 hour 15 minutes.
14. Set the pot aside so the coconut oil can
cool down to a comfortable temperature.
15. Sieve with a chiffon cloth or a cheese
cloth to remove the charred bits. If you
still notice any charred bits in the sieved
coconut oil, sieve again with a paper
towel. Store in your cupboard and use
when you wish.
16. That’s it! Use coconut oil for cooking, for
your hair and body. Google for other uses
of coconut oil.
Ref: all Nigerian recipes
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