Coca Cola Chicken Wings - Asian Influenced Recipe

"First time I made these wings I was very pleasantly surprised by their goodness. They have different layers of flavor which is achieved by using soy sauce, liquid aminos, and coke. In addition, they are a fun finger food that can be enjoyed as an appetizer for parties/get-together's or a main meal for lunch or dinner. My family and I truly enjoyed these and they have become one of our favorites. source: Joyce Ho from youcancookgourmetdotcom"

Original is 3-4 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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3 pounds chicken wings (split, tips discarded)
Gingerroot (2 - 2 1/2 inch piece, minced)
1 teaspoon oil (safflower preferred. I've used peanut oil)
2 tablespoons Liquid Aminos or Soy sauce (I've not tried this yet with soy sauce, but really liked the liquid Aminos as it adds a good flavor dimension, but I know that liquid aminos is used as a substitute for soy sauce due to allergies, etc.)

2 tablespoons soy sauce (dark)
3/4 cup Coca Cola
1 teaspoon honey
Sea salt, to taste

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (543.8 g)
Calories 478.7
Total Fat - 11 g
Saturated Fat - 2.6 g
Cholesterol - 1088.6 mg
Sodium - 1953.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 8.2 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
Sugars - 6.1 g
Protein - 81.8 g
Calcium - 55.3 mg
Iron - 11.5 mg
Vitamin C - 16.8 mg
Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Clean the chicken wings and pat dry.

Step 2

Add chicken to a bowl. Add minced ginger and sea salt to taste. Distribute evenly to coat chicken throughout.

Step 3

Either cover bowl with plastic wrap or add chicken wings into a ziplock bag, pressing air out and sealing bag. Place in the refrigerator and marinate overnight.

Step 4

Add 1 teaspoon of oil to a large sauté pan until hot. Brown chicken wings on both sides and render skin. This will take a little bit of patience, but make sure it is rendered. Note that the wings will exude grease of their own. While doing this cover with lid intermittently to avoid sparks.

Step 5

Once wings are rendered, add Liquid Aminos, dark soy sauce, and honey. Turn heat off and add Coco Cola. Turn heat back on, cover with a lid and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Remove lid and let sauce come back up to a boil until chicken is caramelized and sauce is reduced by 1/2 - 1/4.