Deep Fried Watermelon With Sugar Glaze

You've read it right, we are deep frying watermelon today!

Not only are we deep drying it, we are also adding a sugar glaze on top to make this the ultimate fruity indulgence!

The same technique can be applied to many other hard fruits (apple, pear, other melons)

Step 1: Ingredients

• Watermelon (using about 1/4 of a full sized melon)
• 1 egg
• 3 tbsp starch
• 2 tbsp flour
• vegetable oil
• sugar

Step 2: Cutting

• First cut watermelon in half
• Cut vertically into 1 inch wide slices
• Use a fruit knife to carve out the peel
• Cut into 1 inch chunks

Step 3: Mixing the Batter

• mix egg with flour and starch, whisk thoroughly
• Dust watermelon flour to remove surface moisture

Step 4: Frying

• Add vegetable oil to pan or deep frying pot
• control oil temperature to around 105 Celsius
• Dip water melon chunk in to batter, and then transfer to the deep fryer
• fry each piece for 3 minutes or until batter is golden brown

Step 5: Sugar Glazing

• In a cooking pan on medium high heat, add about 4 tbsp of vegetable oil
• add 3-6 tbsp of sugar
• let the sugar melt and caramelize (it will transition from white to transparent, and then to brown)
• turn to max heat as you place the watermelon in to the pan, stir and mix until sugar has adhered to the fruit (very quick process, 2 minutes max).

Step 6: Plating

• In a warm plate, add 1 teaspoon of vegetable and spread in the plate to prevent sticking
• transfer deep fried and glazed watermelon from pan to plate
• serve and enjoy immediately.