This cute little guy is the best way to serve fruit at a party. Oink, oink!
| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 1 hr 5 min |
| Active: | 50 min |
| Yield: | 8 to 10 servings |
Ingredients
- One 18- to 20-pound seedless watermelon
- 4 raisins
- 2 pints raspberries
- 2 plums, sliced
- 2 peaches, sliced
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Set the watermelon on its side (stem end facing left or right) and cut off a small flat piece of rind from the bottom so the watermelon is stable.
- Use masking tape to mark off a 6-by-7-inch rectangle on top of the watermelon (with 7 inches running along the length of the watermelon and 6 inches running along the width), slightly off center and a little toward one end of the watermelon (which will be the rear end of the pig). Use the tape as a guide to cut out the top of the watermelon. Reserve the cut piece. Scoop out 4 cups of watermelon balls using a melon baller. Remove the remaining watermelon flesh and save for another use.
- To make the nose: Remove most but not all of the flesh from the reserved piece (there should still be pink showing). Use a 2-inch round cutter to cut a nose piece out of the very center. Trim away any ragged flesh to make a flat pink nose. Cut 2 small spaces in the center with a paring knife and press a raisin into each for nostrils. Cut a thin slice from the front of the watermelon to make a flat space for the nose. Attach the nose with 2 toothpicks.
- To make the feet: Cut the reserved piece of rind in half, right through the space used to make the nose. There will be an arch on each piece, where the nose was cut out. Cut each of these pieces in half, about 1/2 inch above the arch (reserve the pieces without the arch). Cut off the rind from both sides of the arch on each piece, slanting in toward the arch to make 4 feet total. Put the feet under the sides of the pig so they’re cradling his belly.
- To make the ears: From the remaining pieces, cut 2 triangles for ears, following the curve of the rind so the ears flop naturally. Attach the ears with toothpicks to the top of the watermelon on either side of the cavity, with the pink side facing forward.
- To make the eyes: Use an apple corer to cut 2 rounds from the remaining scraps. Slice off the pink flesh to create 2 small white circles. Carve a space in the center of each circle (but don’t go all the way through) and press a raisin in each for eyes. Attach the eyes with toothpicks.
- To make the tail: Use a paring knife to cut a thin strip of green rind 2 to 3 inches long and about 1/4 inch wide. Twirl the piece tightly about the handle of a spoon or a pen and secure with a rubber band to allow the tail to curl; let sit about 15 minutes.
- Toss the watermelon balls, raspberries, plums and peaches in a large bowl. Add the honey and lemon juice and toss well to coat. Spoon the fruit into the pig. Carve a small niche in the back of the pig that will fit the tail. Unwrap the curly tail and insert it into the space. Refrigerate the pig until ready to serve.
Reviews
Simply Delightful I would greatly recommend this extremely appetizing meal. This pig was so beautiful It was almost too good to eat. In fact, it was so I got married to it we had a wedding with over 100000 guests attending in person and 1000000000 online we were married by John Cena and the only person the objected to it was Watermelon Cow and I was extremely upset but Luckly and John Cena were hungry, and he ate them so that was amazing. Today I learned that she cheated on me with some guy who fought in the wastelands in 1420 for antidisestablishmentarianism but I couldn’t blame her. She has a really good taste in people.
Back in ’07, me and my triad of friends challenged Watermelon Pig to a cooking competition. Undoubtedly my worst decision. His cooking experience outweighed ours, and we were swiftly defeated. Watermelon Pig screamed “If you can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen!” I was humiliated.
In my sorrow, I asked for help from the greatest chef of all time. Gordan Ramsay. With his help, we were able to defeat the evil Watermelon Pig and win back our title as the greatest cooks who ever lived. Soon after the competition, I would get a knock on my door. It was Elon Musk. He decided to hire me on a manned mission to Mars. My expert cooking skills would be greatly appreciated on the trip. I signed up in a heartbeat. My dreams of going to Mars would finally come true. But on the day of takeoff, I was met with my copilots. And of the few, one stood out… Watermelon Pig.
Would Recommend!
In my sorrow, I asked for help from the greatest chef of all time. Gordan Ramsay. With his help, we were able to defeat the evil Watermelon Pig and win back our title as the greatest cooks who ever lived. Soon after the competition, I would get a knock on my door. It was Elon Musk. He decided to hire me on a manned mission to Mars. My expert cooking skills would be greatly appreciated on the trip. I signed up in a heartbeat. My dreams of going to Mars would finally come true. But on the day of takeoff, I was met with my copilots. And of the few, one stood out… Watermelon Pig.
Would Recommend!
I was in the war in 1420. The bass trombone was my only hope. Until I met watermelon pig. Watermelon pig was my friend. He was the only person I could trust after the fight for antidisestablishmentarianism. We lost the fight. Our cause ruined, I left for Las Vegas. My life was already down the drain, so I decided to bring my wallet with it. Watermelon pig came with me, and we gambled all our possessions away. We owned nothing now, but we had the happiest time of our lives. We lived fast and we lived hard, but one day when I woke up watermelon pig wasn’t beside me in the bed. I looked around the streets for him, expecting to find him passed out in a casino or a bar, but he was nowhere to be found. That was it. My only friend, gone. That was the end for me. Without watermelon pig there was nothing. My life ended that day.
Great recipe!
Wonderful