Korean Hallabong Ade (Jeju Mandarin Sparkling Citrus Drink)

Name: Korean Hallabong Ade (Jeju Mandarin Sparkling Citrus Drink)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: hallabong 2 ea; sugar 80 g; sparkling water 500 ml; lemon juice 1 tbsp; ice 1.5 cup; mint leaves 4 ea

Quick answer

Total time: 10 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients: 6

About this dish

Of the two Jeju hallabong, one is peeled down to bare segments and the other is juiced.

Sugar and lemon juice are dissolved into the juice for the syrup, and a few segments pressed lightly in each glass release bursts of juice as you drink.

Ingredients

servings

IngredientAmount

hallabong2 ea

mint leaves4 ea

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Instructions

6 steps

1

Peel 1 hallabong and remove any thick white pith or tough membrane.

Separate the flesh into segments, then halve larger pieces so they can be lightly crushed in the glass without turning pulpy.
2

Cut the remaining hallabong in half and squeeze out the juice with a citrus squeezer.

Strain out seeds right away, because crushed seeds can add bitterness to the syrup base.
3

Add 80g sugar and 1 tablespoon lemon juice to the hallabong juice, then stir steadily.

Keep scraping the bottom until no sugar grains are visible and the mixture looks glossy and syrupy.
4

If sugar still remains, microwave the syrup base for only 20 seconds, then stir again.

Let it cool before adding sparkling water, because warmth makes the bubbles fade faster.
5

Divide 1.5 cups of ice and the prepared hallabong segments evenly between 2 chilled glasses.

Lightly press a few pieces so they release juice but retain some texture.
6

Divide the syrup between the 2 glasses, then slowly divide the total 500ml chilled sparkling water down their sides.

Split the 4 mint leaves into 2 per glass and stir only briefly just before serving.