Coca-Cola Glazed Wings Recipe

"Many Southern families, mine included, have recipes that use Coca-Cola. Mama still makes her Coca-Cola cake and Meme would sometimes use Coke when she baked her Easter ham. These nouveau Southern wings are by no means traditional, but they are lip-smacking good and garnered me a Golden Whisk Award from the Atlanta Journal as one of the best recipes of 2005. The sweetness of the Coke, combined with the heat of the peppers, is incredible. Wing pieces are available at most supermarkets, but look for the whole wings. Not only are these more inexpensive, but the tips may also be used to prepare chicken stock. The glaze can be made ahead, cooled and refrigerated for up to 3 days. Bring to room temp before cooking wings. The wings can be completely prepared ahead and reheated in a 350º oven until warmed through, about 10 minutes. Adapted from Chef Virginia Willis' cookbook, "Bon Appetit, Y'All"."

Original is 5 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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1 cup Coca-Cola Classic
Juice of 2 limes
1 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

3 jalapeno chiles, finely chopped, plus 2 jalapenos sliced for garnish
3 pounds chicken wings (12-14 whole wings)
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (727.1 g)
Calories 396.5
Total Fat - 17 g
Saturated Fat - 9.2 g
Cholesterol - 39.2 mg
Sodium - 894.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 42.5 g
Dietary Fiber - 10.5 g
Sugars - 20.8 g
Protein - 25.5 g
Calcium - 629.6 mg
Iron - 4.8 mg
Vitamin C - 90.1 mg
Thiamin - 0.3 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Position oven rack 4 inches below the broiler element and preheat the broiler.

Step 2

Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place an ovenproof rack on the lined baking sheet.

Step 3

To make the glaze, in a small saucepan, bring the soda, lime juice, brown sugar, and chopped jalapenos to a boil over high heat.

Step 4

Decrease the heat to medium low and simmer until syrupy, about 30 minutes and keep warm, over low heat.

Step 5

To prepare wings, cut off wing tips (reserve tips to make chicken stock), and halve the wings at the joint.

Step 6

Place wing pieces in a large bowl and season with salt & pepper and pour half the glaze over the wings and toss to coat; keep remaining sauce warm over low heat.