Korean dessert (sujeonggwa)

Full recipe: http://blog.maangchi.com/2008/04/dessert-punch-with-persimmon-cinnamon.html

Su jung gwa is a Korean traditional beverage made with dried persimmons, ginger, cinnamon and sugar. It tastes sweet and a little spicy and when you serve this you usually sprinkle some pine nuts on it. You can drink this as a dessert.


Yield: 4 -5 servings
Ingredients:
4-5 dried persimmons, 5-6 cinnamon sticks, ginger (half cup sliced), 1 cup of sugar, a few pine nuts, and 7 cups of water.

1. Peel the ginger skin, wash it, and slice it to make half cup.
2. Place the ½ cup of sliced ginger into a pot or kettle.
3. Rinse 5-6 cinnamon sticks and put them into the pot.
4. Add 7 to 7½ cups of water and boil for 20 minutes over high heat.
5. Lower the heat to medium and boil it for another 25 minutes. If it boils over, take off the lid.
6. Add 1 cup of sugar. Stir it and cool it down.
7. Remove the stem of each persimmon and wash them.
8. Remove the cinnamon sticks and sliced ginger from the tea using a colander.
9. Pour it into a glass jar or glass bowl and add the cleaned dried persimmons.
10. Cover the lid and keep it in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours. It will keep for a couple of days.
11. Serve cold with ice cubes. Use a ladle to give each person a small bowl of punch. Each serving should have one persimmon in it with a few pine nuts sprinkled on top.

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[huntingvuk]

mmm thanks,going to make this for the weekend, Happy Christmas :)

[Maangchi]

@huntingvuk Thank you, you, too!

[Priincess5652]

How can we write su jung kwa in korean ?

and what's the english version of su jung kwa ? ^^

[Maangchi]

@Priincess5652 수정과 

[cristybutit79]

I just finished making this and boy does it taste good! I'm glad I have a new drink healthy drink to enjoy. The kitchen smelled so good while I was making it. Even my sister got intrigued. I'm bringing some to work tomorrow. I can't wait for my friends to taste this. Thanks very much! (I made some adjustments though, used 1 cup of ginger because the half cup was a bit lacking. I think it's bcoz of the type of ginger I used).

[Maangchi]

@cristybutit79 great news! Congratulations!

[thestrals00]

i tried this in a korean restaurant and i must say, it's so good, it's my favorite lol

[dracolnyte]

i caught a cold with cough and sore throat. first thing i thought of was your drink! made it and it is delicious! sure cured the coughing and sore throat. thanks ;) and keep it up!

[truthjusticefunny]

love the music :D reminds me of my grandmother making sujunggwa.  thank you so much for posting this video!!

[coubotand]

That looks amazingly delicious! I love persimmons.

[9HereticPrincess9]

That persimmon looks different than the one I tried, which was fresh. It tasted awful and the texture was like a squishy tomato! :(

[sheathed011790]

too bad persimmons too expensive here. sigh

[Thesimon0206]

dried persimmons? where can i get them in my country?

[lomelinde]

@Priincess5652 in korean it's writen : 수정과

[dragonlion5161]

I remember some parts of my childhood when I grew up in korea where i'm from. thank you for bringing back those memories.

[TheBibitte1998]

My Korean dessert is waiting in the refrigerator... It is ready tomorow !!