Prep
12 hrs 15 min
Total
30 min
Serves
4
INGREDIENTS
- 1 medium ripe watermelon
- 1tbsp miso paste
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp chopped garlic
- 1 splash Worcestershire sauce
Pancakes
- 1/2 lb roasted butternut squash puree
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp sour cream
- salt and pepper
- 2 nubs butter
METHOD
Special tools: Cast iron pan and a large zip lock bag
- Remove skin from watermelon, cut into steaks end to end two inches thick. Trim steaks 2 inches thick, by 2 1/2 wide by 4 inches long.
- In a ziplock bag mix red wine, miso, mustard, garlic, Worcestershire and hot sauce.
- Add watermelon and marinade for 12 hours.
- Remove, season with salt and pepper.
- In a medium low cast iron pan. Render the watermelon for 15 minutes, turn and repeat. Baste along the way.
- In a medium mixing bowl whisk butternut squash, sour cream and egg.
- Slowly add flour until you get to a semi thick batter.
- In a medium low heat nonstick pan add a nub of butter and start silver dollar
pancakes. Flip when you see small bubbles coming through. - Cook for 1 more minute and serve with sauté greens.
- Remove steak from pan and let rest for 3 minutes, carve thin and plate with pancakes.