# Mystery ingredient in Coconut Flan **URL:** \ **Category:** Anova Precision® Cooker\ **Created:** [September 3, 2017, 9:47am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/mystery-ingredient-in-coconut-flan/9208 "2017-09-03T09:47:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ember](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/ember/32/729_2.png) [@Ember](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Ember)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 9:47am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/mystery-ingredient-in-coconut-flan/9208/1 "2017-09-03T09:47:21Z")
@AlyssaWOAH, can you please check up on the following recipe? [Sous Vide Coconut Flan](https://recipes.anovaculinary.com/recipe/sous-vide-coconut-flan) There is a missing ingredient and I’d like to know what it is so that I can make it for my ma-in-law’s birthday dinner tomorrow night. Ingredient list mentions 1/2 cup (118 mls) but doesn’t list an ingredient beside it. I also couldn’t see anything in the method that hadn’t been listed in the ingredients. I’d also like to suggest that your metrification be reworked. A metric cup is 250mls. It may mean that you need to adjust the weights of dry ingredients to go with it. ---
**Author:** ![chatnoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@chatnoir](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/chatnoir)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 10:47am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/mystery-ingredient-in-coconut-flan/9208/2 "2017-09-03T10:47:38Z")
The mystery ingredient is probably the water used to make the caramel. I’d use less. ---
**Author:** ![Ember](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/ember/32/729_2.png) [@Ember](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Ember)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 11:18am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/mystery-ingredient-in-coconut-flan/9208/3 "2017-09-03T11:18:13Z")
I suppose it could be water. I didn’t think of that as I’m so used to making caramel without adding water as a safety net. ---
**Author:** ![chatnoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@chatnoir](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/chatnoir)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/mystery-ingredient-in-coconut-flan/9208/4 "2017-09-03T11:56:11Z")
Exactly. ---
**Author:** ![acs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/acs/32/855_2.png) [@acs](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/acs)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/mystery-ingredient-in-coconut-flan/9208/5 "2017-09-03T14:09:55Z")
"Step 3 : Make caramel: Place sugar and water into saucepan, " Water is the only ingredient not listed at the beginning, although there is, as you said, the unknown “1/2 cup” ---
**Author:** ![AlyssaWOAH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/alyssawoah/32/2946_2.png) [@AlyssaWOAH](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/AlyssaWOAH)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/mystery-ingredient-in-coconut-flan/9208/6 "2017-09-03T18:43:31Z")
I’ll have that fixed! Thanks for catching that! ---
**Author:** ![Ember](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/ember/32/729_2.png) [@Ember](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Ember)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/mystery-ingredient-in-coconut-flan/9208/7 "2017-09-03T21:04:11Z")
Yup. Missed that in step three as it’s sometimes not mentioned in the ingredients list. OK… I’ll admit. I had a blonde moment. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AlyssaWOAH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/alyssawoah/32/2946_2.png) [@AlyssaWOAH](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/AlyssaWOAH)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/mystery-ingredient-in-coconut-flan/9208/8 "2017-09-07T22:48:07Z")
The missing ingredient has been added (water). Thanks a bunch!