has anyone got a recipe that includes...

[sersha]

... creamed coconut? Savoury or sweet, I don't care. I have four sachets in my cupboard and no clue what to do with it. I bought it originally to make a curry, but then realised I don't know how to use it!!!

[Minky]

Thai curry?

I presume you mix the coconut with water to make a milk?

You could also use add it to cooking rice for yummy coconut rice.

Thai curry is mega easy. Here;s my "recipe".

Use 1 tablespoon of red Thai curry paste, and stir fry it for a few minutes. Add your coconut milk and a couple of teaspoons of Thai fish sauce (essential ingredient). Add chicken/lamb/fish, and while that's simmering away, slice veggies into fingers - carrots, courgette, and cauli/broccoli into florets, open a can of baby corns, chop up some peppers and asparagus - anything really.

Microwave them for 2 mins or so until just hot, and add them to the meat when it's cooked - cook a wee bit longer until all is steaming hot and serve with basmati rice.

HTH

Minky

[redhed]

Well, you could try this. (http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/stir-fried-chicken-with-lime-and-coconut,1347,RC.html) Which is pretty fabulous and (aside from all the chopping) takes 5 mins to cook.

Again, you would have to water it down to make coconut milk. I think that Nigel Slater has some recipes that use coconut cream itself which he prefers to coconut milk - but my recipe books are in disarray and I can't find one.

[Angel]

Thai coconut rice is lovely. Don't have a recipe to hand but it's such a nice flavour

[August Girl]

This one looks nice and uses one sachet of creamed coconut
Chickpea Curry (http://www.slimmerrecipes.co.uk/view.php?id=884&type=Vegetarian)

[bisy backson]

mr backson has an awesome recipe for goan fish curry which i can dig out if you're interested. we can't seem to find creamed coconut anywhere out here so would love to know what it tastes like with proper ingredients!

bbxx

[sersha]

Thanks all! Now I can't decide which to try... think I might start with the Delia one as it looks really simple. There are no instructions on how to use it, but watering it down with milk sounds about right. I think thats why it's lingered in my cupboard as I wasn't really sure how to turn it into coconut milk!