Coca-Cola chicken wings

Coca-cola Chicken Wings (可乐鸡翅；Pinyin:Ke3 Le4 Ji1 Chi4) are a popular dish in Chinese cuisine, especially in southern China. The caramel colored poultry is appetizing and the taste is sweet. The dish is easy to prepare and easy to cook.

Recipe and preparation

The recipe calls for Coca-Cola, chicken wings (or drumsticks), salt, oil, garlic, ginger and Chinese cooking wine. The caramel colored poultry is appetizing and the taste is sweet, as mentioned above. The chicken wing in this dish is characterized as soft but should not separate from the bone.

The preparation requires marination of the poultry with the wine and salt under refrigerated conditions. The oil and spices are sauteed before the marinated wings or thighs are added. The cola is the final ingredient added. After reducing the liquids to a creamy substance and under reduced heat the chicken is cooked until soft, but not loosened from the bones, as mentioned above, also.