Wash the chicken thighs. Peel the onion and cut into rings. Cut the top off the melon and leave it for baking. Clean out the entire seeded core. Cut the pulp into cubes.
Fry the chicken thighs until cooked, remove the meat from the bones, cut into pieces. In the same pan, fry the onion until golden brown.
Place the chicken and onions in a bowl, add soy sauce, semi-sweet white wine and your favorite spices. Leave to marinate for 20 minutes.
Place the marinated meat and onions in the prepared melon, alternating with pieces of pulp. Add a couple of tablespoons of marinade.
Cover the melon with a lid and place to bake in a preheated oven at 160°C for 30-40 minutes.
Serve the sweetish chicken in the melon without removing it from the improvised pot, sprinkle with herbs.