My favorite coca cola chicken wings !
coca cola, one of my favorite drinks, I do not remember whey coca cola becomes a sauce of cooking meat in China but the fact is that Coca Cola is quite popular in China nowadays. And since coca cola chicken wings become popular, we get more dished cooked with this sweet drinks such as coca cola ribs etc. The slight sweet taste bought by the drink can spare other condiments and seasoning, which makes this as one of the simplest recipe. This is no failure as long as some small details are concerned. In addition to chicken wings, you can use coca cola to braise ribs too.
However in order to make an evenly flavored and well cooked coca cola chicken wings, there are several important tips.
Cook’s Note
- You can choose to pan-fry the chicken wings until slightly browned or blanch the chicken wings in boiling water for around 30 seconds. The first treatment brings some extra flavors and make the chicken wings more chewy. The second treatment gives the skin a smooth and soft texture.
- Use ginger and scallion to help remove any raw odd taste from the chicken wings, since they are bones contained.
- Control the simmering time well, so the chicken wings will not be over cooked. I usually boil the cola previously. On one hand, this can shorten the thickening time. On the other hand, pouring hot cola to the pan-fried chicken (already hot) can keep the chicken meat tender.
Ingredients
- 500g chicken wings, around 12 to 14 middle wings
- 600ml coca cola
- 1 large piece of ginger
- 4 scallions, divided
- 1/2 tbsp. cooking oil
- a small pinch of salt
- 1 dried chili pepper (optional for a mild spicy version)
- toasted white sesame seeds for garnishing
Steps
Pork some small holes on the back of the chicken wings so we can keep a nice shape after cooked.
Add around 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil in a pan along with some ginger slices and scallion sections and fry the chicken wings until slightly browned.
At the same time, cook the cola in another pot with the remaining coca cola, ginger slices and scallion.
Add the cola to the chicken wings. Simmer for 10 minutes and then turn up fire and cook for another 10 minutes. During this process, pick up ginger, scallion and remove the floats on the surface.
Cook until all the sauce is coated on the chicken wings.
- 500 g chicken wings ,around 12 to 14 middle wings
- 600 ml coca cola
- 1 large piece of ginger
- 4 scallions ,divided
- 1/2 tbsp. cooking oil
- a small pinch of salt
- 1 dried chili pepper ,optional for a mild spicy version
- toasted white sesame for garnishing
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Pork some small holes on the back of the chicken wings so we can keep a nice shape after cooked.
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Add around 1/2 tablespoon of cooking oil in a pan along with some ginger slices and scallion sections and fry the chicken wings until slightly browned.
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At the same time, cook the cola in another pot with the remaining coca cola, ginger slices and scallion.
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Add the cola and dried red chili pepper to the chicken wings. Simmer for 10 minutes and then turn up fire and cook for another 10 minutes. During this process, pick up ginger, scallion and remove the floats on the surface.
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Cook until all the sauce is coated on the chicken wings. You need to stir the chicken wings continuously in the last 5 minutes to avoid burning.
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Sprinkle some white sesame seeds after transferring to serving plate.
Firstly posted on Oct 20, 2013 and updated in August, 2014.
Will try it. Looks yummy.
Hi caithleen
Thanks for stopping by and look forward to your result.
I love to eat chicken wing and it looks very delicious with the thick sauce
Thanks Ann,
Chicken wings are the most common meat on my dinner table with my husband.
why use cola? what does it do that other ingredients dont?
Hi Lily,
Cola is just used in this recipe as a main seasonings because it has a balanced sweet taste, thus making this perfectly simple for beginners. But you can always braise chicken wings with other seasonings for example this one https://chinasichuanfood.com/braised-chicken-wings/.
Hey Elaine, This dish is truly magnificent and i am truly amazed at the unique and marvelous recipe. The pictures look great and i would love to try some. And after this who knows… maybe even Fanta and Sprite fried chicken.Thanks for this amazing chicken masterpiece.
Wow what a truly beautiful comment. I totally agree. This recipe definitely deserves high praise. The pictures look great and i cant wait to get my hands on some.
John is so sweet and such a good reader. Thanks for your kind words too.
Hey John,
Thanks so much for your lovely comment. You definitely should have to try this simple but excellent chicken recipe.
Simple, delicious, perfect!
Just like how I learned to make it one wild night in Macau. 😉
I am suppose to cook this on the 19th of Feb 2015 for the kids Chinese new year at school… don’t know how I can do it fast , we’re talking about 300 people to feed, about 2000 pcs of wings!!! and we only have 2 small pans!!! and this is just one of the recipes, there ‘ll be 2 0r 3 more to cook for that meal, that would be really fun for me , don’t you think!!! it looks delicious though!!!!
Wow Lita,
That’s a tough task. So many wings!!!! I think if you have large ovens, use roasting instead of pan-frying. And then move to larger pot for simmering and sauce-thickening process. 2 small pans really makes the work really challenging.
Hi Elaine,
This is an awesome recipe! I wish I knew about it when I was craving chicken!!
I’m Joy, a photographer for Spoon University, and I’m writing a story about incorporating coca cola in food. If it’s okay with you, I’d love to use this photo (https://chinasichuanfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/coca-cola-chicken-wings-4.jpg) in the article and of course give you proper photo credit.
If you could let me know as soon as possible, that would be great!
Thanks so much ahead of time.
Sure Joy,
Please feel free to use the photo as long as it is credited. I am so glad to know that you love this photo.
Thank you very much! And definately I’ll make sure to credit it! Its a beautiful photograph 🙂
You are very welcome and thanks for your kind words.
Hi Elaine,
This is such an awesome recipe! I wish I knew about it when I was craving chicken!
I’m Joy, a photographer for Spoon University, and I’m writing a story about ways to incorperate coca cola in your food . If it’s okay with you, I’d love to use this photo (https://chinasichuanfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/coca-cola-chicken-wings-4.jpg) in the article and of course give you proper photo credit. If you could let me know as sold as possible, that would be great!
Thanks so much ahead of time.
Oh my,this look yummy!!!! I love Coca-Cola and chicken wings.They are perfect together.
Thanks for lovely comment, Stephanie!
I am from Canada. I love all your recipies!! Cheers!
Thank you, Frank!!
The best ever comment I have received!
Such a cool recipe. I am fascinated by most of the recipes on you blog anyway, and am started to try something out here and there: new food world for me, but exciting.
I do have a question for you though: how would you serve this dish, in the sense of: what else would you eat with it? What is a usual family way of eating Sichuan style food? Would you serve a meat or tofu dish with a rice or noodle dish next to it? Some vegetable dish? Some chili oil as extra? Or pickles even?
Thanks in advance!
Saba,
This is a complete dish without any dips like chili oil. It can be considered as a main dish, you can match it with healthier and lighter vegetables.