Recipe KOK GRAJE (from A Taste of Haiti; Mirta Yurnet-Thomas)
2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups grated coconut
1 teaspoon lime juice
In a saucepan combine brown sugar and 1/2 cup of water, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and vanilla extract. Simmer gently until mixture forms thick syrup. When the syrup is very thick, remove the saucepan from the heat. Immediately mix the coconut and lime juice into the syrup. Mix until all the liquid has disappeared. Spread to cool on parchment paper or a wet cutting board.
