A Korean traditional fruit punch made with watermelon as a main ingredient! Play around with different fruits and drinks, and enjoy refreshing Korean hwachae this summer!
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Drinks
Cuisine: Asian, Korean
Keyword: ginger ale, honeydew, Korean rice cake, punch, watermelon
3tablespoonsKorean drinking vinegaror pomegranate or cranberry juice
1 tablespoonpine nuts for garnish - optional
Optional rice cake balls:
1/2cupglutinous rice powderaka sweet rice powder
2teaspoonssugar
pinchsalt
4tablespoonsboiling hot water
Instructions
Make optional rice cake balls (recipe below). Scoop out watermelon and honeydew with a melon-baller. (Or, cut into about 1-inch cubes.) Place them in a large bowl along with any juice from the fruits.
Add the ginger ale and the drinking vinegar (or pomegranate or cranberry juice) to the fruits. Stir gently. Taste the drink and adjust acidity and/or sweetness by adding more drinking vinegar (or juice and/or sugar).
Optional rice cake balls
Mix the rice powder, sugar and salt in a bowl. Mix in the boiling hot water with a spoon. When cool enough to handle, knead by hand until a dough is formed.
Shape the dough into a 3/4-inch thick cylinder. Cut into (or pinch of3/4-inch pieces. Roll each piece between the palms to make a small ball.
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the rice cake balls. Cook until all the balls float. Transfer to a large bowl with cold water to cool. Drain.