Postre de Cocada

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
  • Servings: 6-8
  • About This Recipe

    “This was posted within a discussion by B&B from Authentic Mexican, Rick Bayless, Morrow 1987. Since I would like to try it, I am posting it to the database.”

    Ingredients

  • 1mediumfresh coconut, with lots of liquid inside( 1 3/4 pound)
  • 1cupsugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoonsgood-quality sweet sherry or 1 1/2 tablespoonsdry sherry
  • 6largeegg yolks
  • 3tablespoons milk or 3tablespoonswhipping cream
  • 1/2 cupsliced almonds
  • 1 1/2 tablespoonsunsalted butter, cut into small bits
  • Directions

  • Hull and peel the coconut, reserving and straining the liquid.
  • Grate the meat (it should be medium-fine).
  • Measure the coconut liquid and add enough tap water to bring the total quantity to 1 cup.
  • Place the grated coconut in a medium-size, heavy saucepan, stir in the liquid and sugar and set over medium heat.
  • Cook, stirring frequently, until the coconut becomes transparent (it will look almost candied) and the liquid has reduced to a glaze, 20 to 30 minutes longer, to evaporate its liquid, then remove from the fire.
  • Beat the yolks with the milk or cream, stir in several tablespoons of the hot coconut, then carefully stir the warm yolk mixture into the coconut remaining in the pan.
  • Return to medium-low heat and stir constantly until lightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
  • Scrape the cocada into an ovenproof serving dish.
  • Spread the almonds onto baking sheet and toast in a 325 oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
  • Shortly before serving, heat the broiler.
  • Dot the cocada with butter, run under the heat and let brown for a minute or so.
  • Watch carefully: The sugar in the cocada will caramelized very quickly.
  • Strew with the toasted almond slices and the dessert is ready to serve.
  • Rick’s Notes: After the egg-yolk mixture goes into the hot coconut, make sure the heat under your pan isn’t too high, or the yolks can curdle.
  • In no case should the coconut mixture come near a boil.
  • Reviews

  • “Very delicioso. But since I’ve never made or seen this before, I wasn’t sure what the outcome would be. There are a lot of desserts (postre) cocada on the internet, but none like this that I could find. It tastes like a custardy, pudding-ey, macaroon dessert. Very different, very luscious and rich. I chilled it (it’s better cold) and served it with cream poured over. Edited: It significantly firmed-up overnight in the fridge. It’s also less sweet. The recipe doesn’t say, but I think the cocada should be refrigerated for at least 24-hrs before toasting and serving. I love this stuff! BTW – I used triple sec instead of sherry. Thanks Mysterygirl.”

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