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Green curry problem

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  • 22-10-2011 8:28pm
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    K09
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    Hi. The coconut milk curdled in my attempt to make thai green curry. What am I doing that causes this.
    Thanks


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    Mr Magnolia
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    I'd say the heat was too high.


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    evolving_doors
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    Mr Magnolia wrote: »
    I'd say the heat was too high.

    heat too high, for me I put the coconut milk in last then barely simmer for as long as possible...boiling is bad for coconut milk


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    Brian?
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    How soon after you put it in did it curdle?

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    CJhaughey
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    I don't think it curdled, what happened is you cracked the milk.
    Cracking is the separation of the solids from the oil in the coconut milk.
    I don't think its a big issue, many curries actually use the crack point as reference point during cooking.
    Beef Rendang is one that you keep cooking until the oil separates.


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    Curry Addict
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    coconut milk doesnt curdle. maybe you used too much oil?


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    duploelabs
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    Coconut milk will split if you boil it, don't boil it and it won't split


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    nosietoes
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    chaokoh coconut milk is much more forgiving than most - it nearly never splits in any recipe even if it has been boiled for hours!


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    duploelabs
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    nosietoes wrote: »
    chaokoh coconut milk is much more forgiving than most - it nearly never splits in any recipe even if it has been boiled for hours!
    I'd say there are a few added stabilsers in it then


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    Curry Addict
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    nosietoes wrote: »
    chaokoh coconut milk is much more forgiving than most - it nearly never splits in any recipe even if it has been boiled for hours!

    i would agree, i buy this stuff in bulk in musgraves for a great price because i use so much of it. It doesnt split, it releases its oils after about 20mins on a high heat and becomes sweeter and richer in flavour with no visable separation. great for curries :pac:


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