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I know two posts in one night, someone pinch me.

This dish was the palate cleanser and transitional dish of this meal, to take you from the spicy conclusion of the savory portion of the meal to the desert.

The base of this dish was watermelon, lemongrass and gelatin sheets.

I took half of the watermelon and broke it down and placed it into a blender.  I think sliced down the lemongrass.  I soaked the gelatin in some ice water and took a portion of the watermelon and lemongrass mixture and put it along with the soaked gelatin into a sauce pan to dissolve the gelatin.

The cooked mixture joined the rest of the watermelon puree and lemongrass and went into a dish and then into the freezer until solid.

The frozen mixture then went upside down over a colander to drain.

The result was a clear watermelon water that had a hint of lemon in it.

This is a great way to calm down all the spice that's going to be in your mouth after that beef dish.