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Hallabong ade
Sparkling tangerine drink
한라봉에이드 · Jeju sparkling tangerine drink with a quick fresh-fruit syrup
Hallabong (한라봉) is Jeju's pride: a large, sweet, easy-peel tangerine with a knob on top that is said to look like Hallasan, the island's volcano. Every café on Jeju sells hallabong ade (한라봉에이드), a tall glass of hallabong syrup topped up with sparkling water and ice, often with the fruit sliced into it. Koreans make the syrup, hallabong-cheong, by layering the sliced fruit with sugar in jars; this quick version is ready in 10 minutes. Outside Korea, use dekopon, sumo or any very sweet mandarin. Chef's tip: add a squeeze of lemon to the syrup; hallabong is so sweet that the drink tastes flat without a little extra acid.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
For the quick syrup
- 2 hallabong, dekopon or sumo mandarinsabout 500 g in all
- 2 ⅛ oz sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
To serve
- 1 handful ice cubes
- 1 ¾ cups chilled sparkling water
- 4 mint leaves (optional)
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Wash 2 hallabong, dekopon or sumo mandarins well. Cut 4 thin rounds from one fruit, with the peel, and keep them for the glasses. Peel the rest and squeeze or blend the segments, then strain the juice; you should have about 200 ml.
Step 2: Peel a few strips of zest from the leftover fruit, avoiding the white pith, and slice it finely.
Step 3: Put the juice, zest and 2 ⅛ oz sugar in a small pan and warm over a low heat for 3–4 minutes, stirring, just until the sugar dissolves and the syrup smells strongly of orange. Don't let it boil, or it tastes like marmalade.
4 minStep 4: Take off the heat and stir in 1 tbsp lemon juice. Cool quickly by standing the pan in cold water. A common mistake is pouring sparkling water onto warm syrup: it goes flat at once, so let the syrup cool completely.
5 minStep 5: Fill two tall glasses with 1 handful ice cubes and the fruit rounds. Pour half the syrup into each, top up slowly with 1 ¾ cups chilled sparkling water, add 4 mint leaves and stir gently.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 170 kcal
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 43 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does hallabong ade take?
- About 15 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 5 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of lemon juice?
- Lime juice, same amount.
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