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Waiting for a cook
Nigeria
Shuku shuku are Nigerian coconut balls: grated or shredded coconut bound with egg yolk and sugar, rolled into balls the size of table-tennis balls, coated in breadcrumbs or flour and baked until just golden. They are chewy, sweet and simple, a school-lunch and party treat, and the classic way to use up the coconut chaff left over from making coconut milk or oil. A no-bake version binds the coconut with evaporated milk instead.
The draft was written from 2 published sources and holds 6 ingredients and 6 steps. It has never been cooked by anybody at AFN, which is why it is waiting.