Want to try something a little out of the ordinary for dinner tonight? How about Coca-Cola Chicken? It might sound weird to a lot of people in America, but Coca-Cola chicken is one of the comfort foods from my childhood home, Hong Kong. It is a special treat whenever my mom made it! Honestly, Coca-Cola chicken doesn't exactly taste like Coca-Cola, but it's sweet and savory and it is very, very, yummy. It is also very easy to make on a stove top or in a slow cooker.
Later I learned in my chemistry class that the sugars and flavoring chemicals in Coca-Cola makes an excellent meat tenderizer, which is why Coca-Cola chicken taste so good. That explains why the chicken always turns out so tender whenever I use this recipe! Try it with your family tonight! The recipe below is for a dozen wings, and you can scale up/down to make as much as you want (as long as your pot fits!).
Coca-Cola Chicken Recipe
Ingredients:
Later I learned in my chemistry class that the sugars and flavoring chemicals in Coca-Cola makes an excellent meat tenderizer, which is why Coca-Cola chicken taste so good. That explains why the chicken always turns out so tender whenever I use this recipe! Try it with your family tonight! The recipe below is for a dozen wings, and you can scale up/down to make as much as you want (as long as your pot fits!).
Coca-Cola Chicken Recipe
Ingredients:
4 cups of Coca-Cola (or Pepsi or equivalent, make sure you buy regular and not diet)
1 cup of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
1.5 lbs of chicken wings (about 12 wings)
salt
Fresh ginger slices (optional for spiciness)
1/2 cup of dry rice wine (optional for additional flavor)
Steps:
- Fill a pot with water and add a liberal pinch of salt, then bring to a broil on the stove.
- Place chicken wings into the pot and boil for 2 minutes, remove the wings from the pot and discard the liquids. (This step get rid of the funky taste of blood in chicken bones)
- Heat the pot with vegetable oil and (optional) ginger slices.
- Add the chicken, Coca-Cola, soy sauce and (optional) rice wine into the pot. Bring to a boil (If using a slow cooker, place all ingredients into the cooker and set to high for 2 hrs/ low for 4 hrs)
- Turn down the boil into a slow simmer for minimum of 25 minutes, turning the chicken as needed. (The longer you simmer the more favor the chicken will have, but usually about 25 minutes is good)
- Take the chicken out and enjoy! The sauce can be used as a gravy if wished as well.
Did you tried this recipe? Let me know what you think by posting a comment here!
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