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Coconut
Oil Recipes |
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| Fast & Easy Thai Curry 1.5
lbs organic, free-range, boneless
chicken, cut into small pieces
1
organic bok choy, chopped
1 organic onion, chopped
1 organic red pepper, chopped
4 Tablespoons Nourishing Planet Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
1.5 lbs organic, free-range, boneless chicken, cut into small pieces1
can organic Thai Kitchen coconut
milk (or other brand without preservatives)
1 cup homemade chicken broth
1 tsp Thai Kitchen red curry paste
1 Tbsp fish sauce
1 organic garlic, minced
1 tsp. fresh ginger, minced
Saute the onion for few minutes
on medium heat in 2 tablespoons
of the Extra Virgin Coconut oil,
then add the red pepper and bok
choy and saute for 2 more minutes.
Take the vegetables out and put
in a bowl to keep warm. Add 2 more
tablespoons of Nourishing Planet
Extra Virgin Coconut Oil and sautee
the chicken until cooked. put the
chicken in the vegetable bowl.
Put the rest of the recipe ingredients
into the saucepan. Heat them
on medium heat, whisking to mix the
curry sauce. Let simmer for 10
minutes, to mellow the flavor of the fish sauce. Add the chicken and vegetables,
and serve over brown rice. Serves 6.
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| Banana Bread (note, since this flour is not soaked to get rid of the phytates, we do not recommend consuming this banana bread frequently)
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour or spelt flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon, optional
Dash nutmeg, optional
¼ tsp. salt
½ cup Nourishing Planet Extra
Virgin Coconut Oil (or use ¼ cup
coconut oil & ¼ cup melted
butter)
½ cup buttermilk or kefir
1/3 cup maple syrup
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 medium bananas, mashed
Combine dry ingredients. Melt coconut oil (and butter if using). Beat eggs on high until light and fluffy. Add rest of wet ingredients and stir well. Add dry ingredients in two additions and beat on high 30 seconds each time. Pour into buttered 9 X 5” loaf pan and bake in 350 degree oven for 45 – 55 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. |
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| Crunchy Granola Bars (note, since this flour and these oats are not soaked, we do not recommend consuming this product frequently)
3 cups rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat pastry or spelt flour
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup Nourishing Planet Virgin Coconut Oil, melted
¼ cup cane sugar, like Rapadura or Succanat
½ cup honey or maple syrup
1 cup chopped walnuts or almonds, optional
½ cup raisins, optional
½ cup chocolate chips, grain sweetened, optional
Combine all ingredients and put
in a buttered 9 X 13” baking
pan. Press down and even out. Bake
at 325 degrees F. for 30 – 40
minutes, until nicely browned. Cool
completely in pan before cutting. |
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How Else Can I Use the Coconut Oil?
- Eat it straight from the spoon
- Mix with warm orange juice
- Sautee vegetables with it
- Fry eggs and or hash browns with
it
Make "oven" fried with it
- Use in place of butter or oil
in baking – try it in cookies,
muffins, pancakes, etc.
- Use for the occasional indulgence
in deep-fried foods
- Add it to chili or pasta sauce
- Add it to other sauces
- Use ½ coconut oil and ½ extra
virgin olive oil in homemade
vinaigrette salad dressings
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Coconut Oil Equivalents – the following have approximately 1 Tbsp Coconut Oil in them:
- 3 ounces Coconut Milk
- ¾ cups dried, Shredded Coconut
- 2 ounces fresh Coconut Meat
You can use all these products to get the health benefits of the MCFA’s. |
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| To Purchase
Nourishing Planet Virgin Coconut
Oil online, go to www.EcoViva.com. |
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