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TRADITIONAL JAMAICAN COCONUT DROPS
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coconut drops recipe
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Ingredients:
I cup chopped ginger
2 cups of brown sugar
2 medium-sized dried coconuts (available in Caribbean or Latino
food stores) chopped to yield 3 cups of freshly chopped
coconuts
3 cups of water
We are keeping the sugar to a minimum by suggesting only two
cups of brown sugar. Both ginger and coconuts are natural remedies
for stomach ailments. In addition ginger is said to be a remarkable
remedy for colds and a very effective anti-inflammatory. Therefore
coconut drops which is made from coconuts and ginger is as healthful
as candy gets.
Recipe by ©eatjamaican.com
Process
1) Break open the coconuts. Taste to ensure they coconuts
are fresh. Remove the coconut “meat” from the shell
with a knife. This is dangerous as you run the risk of cutting
yourself. Therefore you should proceed cautiously until you get
the hang of it. Cut the coconut “meat” into pieces
approximately two inches in diameter or smaller. Cut these into
very small pieces of approximately 1/8 of an inch by cutting
the coconut into 1/8 vertical strips that remain intact at the
bottom of the larger piece of coconut, then cut across in 1/8's
of an inch down to get very small pieces that are approximately
1/8 inch square front to back. (If cutting the coconut by hand
is too much for you an alternative is to chop it up in a blender
using the chop setting. That will work fine but it wont be the
traditional way.)
2) Chop a quarter of a pound of pealed fresh ginger that has
been cut into small pieces in a blender using the chop setting.
Use only enough water to make the blender operate smoothly.
3) In a large uncovered cooking pot mix one cup of this chopped
ginger and water, 2 cups of brown sugar, 3 cups of firmly packed
coconut and 3 cups of water. Bring to a rapid boil and reduce
the flame to medium to high. Allow the mixture to cook until
it thickens. Reduce the flame to low to medium. Use a large spoon
to continuously turn the mixture to prevent it from burning or
sticking to the cooking pot. The idea is to cook the mixture
until the sugar begins to caramelize. When sugar begins to form
at the bottom of the cooking pot and it is very difficult to
turn the mixture with the spoon, reduce the flame to the lowest
setting. Use a tablespoon to spoon the mixture and drop it onto
the smooth side of aluminum foil or into a baking pan. Allow
to cool.
traditional coconut drops
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