Shrimp and Veggies Cooked in Coconut Milk
By @acelawrites
@acelawrites (19273)
Philippines
July 13, 2016 7:50am CST
I don not know why I love recipes using coconut milk. Maybe because of the taste, and because coconut is always available here.
So for dinner, I cooked shrimps with squash, squash tops, eggplant and coconut milk. I just added a pinch of salt and little water and it's done after few minutes.
It is an easy recipe and so nutritious too. Just make sure the diced squash fruit are tender before adding the sliced eggplant and then the young squash leaves, then the coconut milk.
Do you have a particular ingredient you always wanted to include in your recipe?
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12 responses
@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
14 Jul 16
@acelawrites I can't eat eggplant. It's the taste.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
14 Jul 16
You don't like the eggplant? It has lots of fiber.
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@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
13 Jul 16
Oh you have a different way of cooking it. We also love that dish. Squash, string beans, bitter melon and coconut milk.
In our way of cooking, we let the coconut milk boil first before we add the vegetables. But we stir continuously the coconut milk so that it will not become watery.
I always want to add something new to my recipes. I watch cooking shows to learn more.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
14 Jul 16
It is easy to learn to cook today with all the video tutorials on youtube.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
14 Jul 16
@magallon yes, sometimes I also learn from TV cooking shows.
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@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
14 Jul 16
@acelawrites I have not experienced it yet in youtube. Sometimes in facebook. But always on the television especially from the morning shows.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
18 Jul 16
Yes, cooking with lots of garlic is nice, so healthy too.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
18 Jul 16
Yes, Bicolanos love to cook with coconut milk, and so spicy too like your "Bicol express!"
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
14 Jul 16
I love coconut milk in curries too, prefer it to the sweet coconut dishes.
Do you'll have coconut chutney, grated and mixed with garlic, chillies, curry leaves etc?
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
14 Jul 16
Sometimes I use curry powder, but I have not seen curry leaves.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
14 Jul 16
Adding chili is healthy too, and adds flavor to the dish.
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@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
13 Jul 16
I had a pumpkin craze most recently but my wife does most of the cooking so we avoid torturing the family most of the time.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
14 Jul 16
Yes, I just love to cook once in a while.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
13 Jul 16
I do love coconut milk and when I dine out I always look for it. At home I probably use onions the most.
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@rina110383 (24495)
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14 Jul 16
I love crabs cooked in coconut milk. Same goes true for squid.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
14 Jul 16
Yes, all seafoods can be cooked in coconut milk and it tastes so nice, even fish.
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