coconut milk questions?

KPaden1221

I have a recipe that calls for coconut milk.. can anyone tell me anything about coconut milk? is it good for you.. what? can i buy it in the regular grocery store? where at?


Ingredients

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

1 medium red bell pepper, thinly sliced

1 can (14 oz) unsweetened coconut milk

1/2 cup frozen petite peas

2 tsp red curry paste, or 2 tsp curry powder and 1/8 tsp ground red pepper (cayenne)

1/2 tsp salt

2 cups sliced cooked chicken

1 cup torn basil leaves

Directions
Coat a large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray. Sauté onion over medium-high heat 3 minutes or until golden.

Add bell pepper, cover and cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion and pepper are almost tender.

Stir in coconut milk, peas, curry paste and salt; bring to a boil. Add chicken; simmer uncovered 1 minute or until sauce is slightly thickened and vegetables are tender. Remove from heat; stir in basil.

lilmissy2

Sounds yum! Coconut milk is quite high in fat and saturated fat... and also in cals. I always substitute low fat evaporated milk. Sometimes they sell a coconut flavoured version (in Aust, yet to see it in the UK, no idea in US) or you could add some coconut essence but to be honest I don't think it tastes any different if you just use the milk on it's own.

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aymetcalf

http://caloriecount.about.com/calories-coconut-milk-i12117

One cup has 550 calories and 58g of fat.... eeeek!

katya143

you can buy light coconut milk, not that high in calories...

KPaden1221

this serves 6 people.. i wonder how bad it'd be over all for one serving of this recipe? hmm...

amy1612

I buy light coconute milk. I love to stir fry some veg and meat/fish in a little green curry paste and add cocunut milk, or else,the same,but instead of green curry paste, first add some nigella and mustard seeds to a pan until they pop,then add tom yam paste, and veg,etc, then cocnut milk. Makes the yummiest stir fry/curry.

bennettv

Coconut milk is high in fat and calories, yes, but we use it all the time. It's a healthy fat with a lot of nutrients (can't recall exacty which ones at the moment). We have a little one allergic to dairy so we use it in baked goods, stir fry's, to make ice cream, etc... Great flavor, good fat. IMHO

noneya2010

I love the tom tom soup made from coconut milk and made a lighter version of it one time with the lite coconut milk. It gives a very distinct and favorable flavor.

I may have to make some soup one day this week. I love that stuff!