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450 ml/2 cups coconut milk
65 g/2.5 oz/5 tbsp butter
225 g/8 oz/2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
5 ml/1 tsp sugar
4 eggs
4 egg yolks
50 ml/2 fl oz/3.5 tbsp white rum
225 g/8 oz/4 cups mixed desiccated (shredded) coconut and breadcrumbs
Oil, for deep-frying
Lettuce leaves |
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Method:
Either use the coconut milk or boil 600
ml/1 pt/2.5 cups water with 75 g/3 oz desiccated coconut. Liquidize,
then strain. Heat 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp of the butter in a saucepan, add 30
ml/2 tbsp of the flour and cook, stirring for 30 seconds. Gradually
stir in the coconut milk and simmer until thick. Season with salt,
pepper and the sugar. Beat 3 of the whole eggs and 2 of the egg yolks
in a bowl. Add to the sauce. Cook for 2 minutes to thicken further.
Remove from the heat. Add the rum. Thoroughly grease a shallow baking
tin (pan) with butter and oil and pour in the custard mixture. Cool
completely, then chill for 30 minutes. Turn on to a clean board and
cut into neat squares. Sprinkle the coconut and crumb mixture on to a
baking sheet. Place the remaining eggs in another shallow dish and the
remaining flour on another plate. First dip each set custard in
seasoned flour, then in beaten egg, and finally coat in coconut
crumbs. Heat the oil to 190°C/375°F and deep-fry the custard fritters
for 30 seconds only until golden. Drain well and serve on a bed of
lettuce leaves.
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