Calamansi Juice

Calamansi is a small green citrus fruit. It is inexpensive and are usually sold by weight as it is too small to charge by per piece :)

Calamansi is also a very versatile fruit. The juice of a calamansi can be added to BBQ or Grilled Seafood, Chicken wings, Fried Glass Noodles, Fried Rice Noodles.  The juice can really do the magic and give the food a different flavour and also could cut out the grease in grill and fried food.

The juice of calamansi can also be made into a nice and refreshing drink

It is very easy to find Calamansi in Singapore.  The weather here has been very hot these few weeks which it shouldn't be the case for the period of the year. So a cup of home made Calamansi Juice will really quench your thirst.

What you will need

Calamansi * 500g
Sugar 200g
Water 150 ml

Ice (To serve)

Method

Wash the skin of the calamansi clean and dry it a with kitchen towel
Cut all the 500g calamansi into half
Squeeze the calamansi juice into a large bowl over a sieve to prevent the seeds from falling into the juice, set the juice aside
In a small pot, bring the 150ml water to simmer, add in the sugar and off the fire
Stir with a wooden spoon until the sugar dissolved, set aside to let the sugar syrup cool down

To serve

Add the sugar syrup, calamansi juice and cold water and adjust the quantity of sugar, juice and water according to individual taste. Best served cold with ice!

Note (*)

When choosing Calamansi, try to pick those that are firm and big. Those that are soft usually are no longer fresh.  Bigger fruit will cut down your time of cutting and squeezing more of the smaller calamansi

You can replace the calamansi with lemon, orange (if you happen to buy orange that are sour), or lime