Watermelon steak facts for kids
Watermelon steaks on the grill
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| Main ingredients | Watermelon |
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| Variations | pan frying, baking, or roasting |
Watermelon steaks are slices of watermelon that have been cooked. Some cookbooks suggest them as a way to replace meat for people who are vegetarian. But it's important to know that watermelon doesn't have the same protein or nutrients as real steak. So, it's not a full substitute for meat in terms of nutrition.
How to Cook Watermelon Steaks
You can cook slices of watermelon in a few different ways. These include grilling, pan frying, baking, or roasting. The time it takes to cook them can be short, just a few minutes, or it can take over two hours. It all depends on the cooking method you choose.
When watermelon is baked, it can get a texture that feels a bit like raw fish. A writer named Robert Nadeau once compared grilled watermelon to seared, raw tuna. He said that the fruit's taste wasn't sweet, but it also wasn't like meat. Still, the cooking process gave it a flavor that made it a little like a piece of meat.
If you cook watermelon well, most of its water will evaporate. This makes the flavor stronger and changes the texture. It becomes tender, almost like a fillet steak, according to cooking experts Andrew Schloss and David Joachim.
