You did not read this wrong, it is indeed a chicken cooked inside of a watermelon. This recipe was posted in the New York Times as an April Fool's joke, but I tried it out, with my own adjustments, and it was one of the most spectacularly juicy chickens I'd ever had. No, you can't taste the watermelon, and yes, it is so worth the time to do this. Summertime makes watermelons abundant and cheap, so please give this a try. It's an awesome summer party showstopper.
You'll have a good amount of reserved melon from making this. I love making summer treats with watermelon. There are several posted here on ThriftyFun, from sorbets to shakes to savoury salads. I've posted a link to one of my favourite salads below.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 4 1/2 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 50 minutes
Link: Spicy Asian Watermelon Salad
Ingredients:
Steps:
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Wowie! Your "Chicken in a Watermelon" sure does look interesting and unique for sure!
I can imagine a summer party when people see a chicken in a watermelon, hehe it would definitely be a showstopper as you
said :)
I know it sure stopped and stumped me. I looked and thought HUH? hehe But, I know you're a great cook and it must be yummy! It sure is different, that's for sure.
Thank you Attosa for sharing this most incredibly unique recipe :)
The first person who came across this in my kitchen when I made it said, "WHAT THE?!" then helped herself to a bit and was blown away. I hope you get to try it-- it's REALLY fun and unique and yummy!
Thats so interesting and a neat party meal
Had to do a double take but I think its good. Great for a party.
Just had to tell you - we tried this with a smaller watermelon and cooked a Cornish hen with a few extra chicken parts tucked around and we used a large baking pan.
We also used our large outside cooker so there was no heat and no mess.
I think the lemon inside the hen was a great idea.
I did not use all of the spices you listed but it turned out great and every snip disappeared.
I will say this - it did not look very appetizing but it was good.
Beats 'boredom' cooking anytime!
Sounds great and very moist. Once I made Beef Stew in a small pumpkin ( all baked in a covered pan to keep in juices) and it was super delicious. No taste of pumpkin on the meat but you could scrape the pumpkin and have it as a side dish next day.
Wow. I wonder how the roasted fleshy watermelon rind tastes after being basted in chicken juices so long. Might be delicious after peeling away the skin. My mom used to stir fry fleshy watermelon rind like she would any other melon or squash. And I used to puree it into a smoothie. After presenting and carving the chicken, we can cut the watermelon up. That way, we'd have both meat and vegetables in one dish.
Can't wait to try this. Thanks.
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