Introduction: Nitrogenated Watermelon Gelee

About: I love good food, who doesn’t? Millions of people make “good food” on a daily basis. Thousands of people have published cookbooks filled with “good food”… but good food gets boring… dull, dreary, mind-numbing…

Yes Gelee.... not jelly. Why? Because modern cooking deserves trendy, modern lingo.  When using Gelatin, if you're not making jello shots... class-it-up a bit and make it a gelee!

I had quite a bit of watermelon left over after experimenting with my watermelon carbonation and infusions, so I decided to try making something else new...  a Nitrogenated Watermelon Gelee.

Ingredients:

  • Half of a watermelon
  • 1 Lime
  • 1 tablespoon superfine white sugar
  • 3 grams gelatin powder
  • 1 N2O (Nitrous Oxide) charger

 

Directions:

  • Scoop out on half of the watermelon, and blend the fruit with the juice of 1 lime, the gelatin powder and sugar, until completely liquified.
  • Strain through a fine strainer, and pour into iSi Whip canister until liquid reaches the max limit line.
  • Screw on the N2O charger and shake well.
  • Store on its side in the fridge for 1 hour. Shake again before your serve.

 

Conclusion: Presentation is key! As great as it tastes, serving in the empty watermelon rind or some sort of other create plating will really make the difference between a delicious dish and a memorable dish.

Recipe at: http://breakingtheculinarymold.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/nitrogenated-watermelon-gelee/