Korean green tangerine syrup recipe (chung gyul cheong)
Pesticide free green tangerines + sugar + 1 week = delicious syrup
Equipment
- Sterilised glass jars
- Sterilised wooden spoon
- Large pot or bowl
- Cutting board and knife
Ingredients
- 1 kg Korean green tangerines Korean tangerines have thinner skin- you're using the entire fruit here which is why these work best. Also, since you're eating the skin, try to get pesticide-free/ organic produce!
- 1 kg sugar My tangerines came with xylitol sugar but you can use regular sugar too. Basically the fruit and sugar are in a 1:1 ratio
Instructions
- Sterilise the glass jars by pouring boiling water into them. You may want to prepare your glass jars by using hot (but not boiling) water first- this helps to prevent accidents in which the glass jars shatter! Dry the jars completely.
- Clean the green tangerines. I like to soak my fruits in baking soda for 5 minutes (to remove any pesticide residue) before rinsing, scrubbing with salt, and then rinsing well again. Remove any stems that may be on the fruit and dry the fruit well.
- Slice thinly and mix the fruits with ⅔ of the sugar in a large bowl.
- Once the sugar has dissolved, transfer to the sterilised glass jars before topping with the remaining ⅓ of the sugar.
- Leave at room temperature for a week before transferring the jar to the fridge. I open my jars every day to allow any gas out- you'd be surprised how quickly the syrup starts fizzing! Mine exploded (when I opened it- the jar was super full) after only a few hours!
- According to sogoodk, the syrup should last for 1 year if refrigerated. Use for drinks, salad dressing etc, making sure to scoop only with a wooden spoon.
Notes
Sogoodk specifies that the syrup should only be scooped using a wooden spoon, as a metal spoon may cause the cheong to spoil. I wonder if this means we shouldn't use a metal bowl to mix the fruit and sugar? The only bowl I had that was large enough was my metal baking bowl, so I used that, and I've had the cheong several times with no issues. Will keep you guys updated!