Shouldn't this be called Young Coconut Meringue Pie. Cream pie denotes whipped cream as the topping, not stiff egg whites.
Young Coconut Cream Pie
The filling for this pie is made with young, tender coconuts. Use a cleaver to cut off the top of each coconut; drain, reserving water, and scoop out the meat.
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Credit: Courtesy Barbara Hansen
3/4 tsp. kosher salt
10 tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into
1/2'' cubes and chilled
1 cup sugar
6 tbsp. cornstarch
4 eggs, separated
1 cup chopped young coconut meat,
plus 3/4 cup fresh coconut water
from inside coconuts
3/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1. Whisk together flour and 1/4 tsp. salt in a bowl. Rub 8 tbsp. butter into flour until pea-size crumbs form. Add 4–5 tbsp. ice water; stir with a fork until a dough begins to form. Briefly knead dough; flatten into a disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 1 hour.
2. Heat oven to 425°. Roll dough into a 12'' circle about 1/8'' thick. Place in bottom of a 9'' pie plate; trim edges to fit. Freeze for 20 minutes. Prick pastry with fork; line with parchment. Fill pie with dried beans; bake until set, 15–20 minutes. Remove paper and beans; bake until golden, 8–10 minutes. Let cool. Reduce oven to 350°.
3. Meanwhile, whisk together remaining salt, 3/4 cup sugar, and cornstarch in a 4-qt. nonreactive saucepan along with yolks, coconut meat and water, and coconut milk. Bring to a boil; cook, stirring, until thickened, 1–2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in remaining butter and vanilla. Pour filling into pie shell; set aside.
4. In a bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, whisk remaining sugar and whites until a thermometer inserted into mixture reads 120°. Remove from heat; whisk whites to stiff peaks. Spread meringue over pie. Bake until golden brown, 12–15 minutes. Let cool.
SERVES 8
Ratings & Reviews (5)
Looks wonderful, but how do you tell a young coconut from an old one? Aren't they all brown and a bit hairy?
The pie tastes good but the custard isn't very creamy. If I made it again, I'd adapt the custard in this recipe (Grand Cafe's Banana Cream Pie With Coconut Caramel Sauce) (http://www.sfgate.com/food/recipes/detail.html?p=detail&rid=13616&sorig=qs) to Saveur's for Coconut Cream Pie.
to Saltandserenity ... the young coconuts are actually not brown and hairy. They actually look like they have been shaved and skinned.
Delicious! I did not realise how little coconut meat would be in a young coconut, so I had to supplement with some unsweetened flaked coconut. The filling had great flavour and a lovely texture.
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