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what's the name of the powdered milk (not coconut milk) in jamaica - that is added to soups to get that creamy texture and you don't have to worry about scum - it can be used in soups and peanut porridge - let me see if i can remember . . . and we didn't puree anything we cooked it until it was smooth
Lasco Instant Whole Milk Powder
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That kind of pumpkin would work great Marley. And yes you can also fly within the US with it.Originally Posted by marley9808
Awesome!!!
Thanks Eden!
I just made pumpkin soup combining several recipes that I found. I also had to make a few phone calls to some friends of mine in JA to ask for their advice. I had to use Butternut squash as I live in the mountains of Western Maryland and the nearest carribean market is about 150 miles away. Here is the recipe that I used.
3 1/2 cups butternut squash peeled and cubed.
42 oz (or so) of chicken broth
1/2 sweet onion
2 cloves garlic
4 scallions, sliced thin
1 bay leaf
4 sprigs fresh thyme (I added a little more dried thyme because the fresh thyme didn't give it enough flavor)
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup (or more to taste) coconut milk. (I used a 1/2 packet of Grace powdered coconut milk and mixed in with 1/2 cup water).
Saute onion and garlic in a little oil in the bottom of a soup pot. Add the chicken stock, squash, scallion, thyme and bay leaf. Cook until squash is soft. I then used an old time potato masher and mashed the squash. After the squash was mashed I added the coconut milk. Then, pureed it in batches in a blender.
It was so delicious that I made my second pot of it within two weeks.
For those of you who do not have a caribbean market nearby, here is a website that I found that has the calabaza pumpkin as well as the Grace coconut milk, patties, Ting, Sorrel juice with ginger, and a lot of other greath things. The web address is as follows:
http://www.sams247.com
I'm not sure how they would ship the pumpkin. They shipped patties to me by FedEx 2 day ground and used dry ice. Had a great Jamaican lunch for my friends -- they love it.
yes i believe that is right? But there are a 1000 types of squash!
Is there a difference between coco milk and coco water?
Dash the milk is thicker and creamier and more flavor, the water is thinner and less flavor
Coconut milk is made from dry coconuts (grate the coconut flesh, add a little water to make a paste, then squeeze the mixture thru a strainer (or cloth) to extract the milk. The flavour and strength of the milk depends on the amount of water used. Nowadays a blender or food processor can also be used (or you can buy canned coconut milk or coconut milk powder) but the old fashioned method still tastes best!
Coconut water is the natural water inside a coconut (both dried coconuts or green coconuts) - the best tasting IMHO is from the young green ones with the bonus of eating the natural jelly inside (which eventually becomes coconut flesh in mature and dried coconuts). Coconut water is very good for you.
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