I've seen many recipes which uses Coca-cola for baking and cooking - and this is the first time I tried it out as I wanted to try a recipe from Masterchef to participate in Cook Like A Star, hosted by Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids, Anuja from Simple Baking and Baby Sumo from Eat your heart out.
It's a really easy recipe - I just need to mix everything together and bake away, perfect dish for lazy days (though I must admit the baking time is a little ridiculous - 3 ½ hours! But it's essential to get the sauce to reduce into a sticky glaze.)
In terms of taste-wise, this is a fairly sweet dish (even though I've already added lemon juice and soy sauce to counter the sweetness in the Coca-Cola), which is a bit odd for my palette as my main dish are usually salty, peppery or spicy. However, I do love the glaze as it's really sticky but I wonder whether I can replicate the sticky glaze without the whole dish being so sweet. Any suggestions? 🙂
Execution wise, I think it'll be more economical if you're baking a huge batch for a large group. Baking 6 chicken wings for 3 ½ hours is a little... not worth it in my opinion. Nevertheless I think that if you're making it for a huge crowd, these sweet and sticky little chicken wings will be perfect as snacks / appetisers and you can make them far, far ahead of time!
P.S. I wasn't satisfied with the Korean potato pancakes I made to serve with the chicken wings, so I'm not sharing it now! Will share the recipe when I've perfected it! 🙂
On to the step-by-step photos!
Measure some brown sugar, minced garlic, minced onion and lemon zest in a bowl.
The brown sugar helps to caramelize the chicken during baking.
Squeeze in some lemon juice for some acidity and to contrasts the sweetness of the dish.
Add in some soy sauce to, again, offset the sweetness.
In goes the Coca-Cola! Mix them well together.
Rinse and pat dry the chicken wings.
Chop them at the joint. The wingtip can be frozen and kept for making stock.
Place the chicken pieces in a baking dish.
Tip in the Cola sauce.
Stir to coat them together and bake away!
Caramelized skins and sticky sauce - after 3 ½ hours of baking!
Sweet and sticky!
I'm submitting this to Cook Like A Star hosted by Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids, Anuja from Simple Baking and Baby Sumo from Eat your heart out (click on the froggie below to see all other foodies take on Masterchef's recipes!). I'm also going to link it up to Bizzy Bake's Recipe Box #16.
- 165ml (½ can) Coca-Cola
- 50 grams (¼ cup packed) brown sugar
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and grated
- ½ large onion, peeled and grated
- Juice of ½ lemon
- ½ kg chicken wings, separated at joints (discard the wing tips or save them for making stock) (about 6 chicken wings)
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
- Combine the Coca-Cola, brown sugar, garlic, onion and lemon juice together in a small bowl.
- Clean and rinse the chicken wings. Pat them dry slightly with paper towels and place them in an oven-proof dish. Pour the Cola mixture over and mix to coat.
- Bake the chicken wings for 3 to 3½ hours until the liquid has reduced into a sticky and sweet concoction. Serve immediately with some greens and potatoes.
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albertocook says
Thank you for this recipe.
i like change my italian flavors.
Jasline says
Thank you Raymund! I think I'll try out your recipe the next time, thanks for sharing, it looks really delicious in the photos!
Jasline says
Thank you Zoe! Yea it would be perfect for parties!
Jasline says
Thank you Natalia, it's very interesting for me too 🙂
Jasline says
Thank you! 🙂
Jasline says
Thank you Lianna, Page! Glad you like them! 🙂
Jasline says
Aww thank you Uru 🙂
Jasline says
Thank you Amrita 🙂
Jasline says
Thank you John! I think I'll try adding some chili in it the next time I make it, thanks for the suggestion!
Jasline says
Yea I think it's more worth it if you're cooking for a huge crowd! 🙂
Jasline says
Thank you Baby Sumo!
Jasline says
Thank you Mich, I like the glaze too, if only it's saltier!
Jasline says
Thanks Leah!
Jasline says
Thank you so much! Glad you like it 🙂
Jasline says
Thank you Villy! If you're not very fond of sweet main dishes, maybe you can omit the sugar, I think it will work well as well 🙂
Jasline says
Thank you Joyce! I think I have a recipe on chocolate cake with cola, think I'll try it one day 😉
Jasline says
Thank you for the compliments! I didn't expect that it would work too 😉
rsmacaalay says
I have a similar recipe not baked but I did not add sugar only coke, it is still sticky and sweet but not overpowering. Have a look here http://angsarap.net/2012/08/24/coca-cola-chicken/
Zoe says
I remember Anuja baking the same recipe too. More than 3 cheers for Matt Preston for creating this recipe. This is definitely the recipe for all cola lovers and also a keeper for all occasions.
Natalia at Hot, Cheap & Easy says
Gorgeous! I had never thought of Coco-Cola in quite this way! Thanks for the new perspective...
yummychunklet says
What a great way to flavor wings!
Two Kitchens, One Story says
love the step-by-step photos!! I adore wings covered in any sort of sticky glaze and these look to die for!!!!
Choc Chip Uru says
Putting chicken and cola together seems so natural 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Amrita says
Such yummy sticky saucy chicken!! Wish I could have them right now.
ChgoJohn says
These sure look good, Jasline. I would, like you suggest, make a big batch though. That's a long time to bake for 1 person's wings. I might add a little heat to the mix, as well. I love the combo of hot with sweet. Whether I make a little or a lot, or, whether I make 'em spicy of not, one thing is for sure. I will be making these. Just look at those pictures. How could I not?
A_Boleyn says
That's a long cooking time but I'm sure the results are pretty amazing. 🙂
Baby Sumo says
Oooo the glaze looks lovely and sticky!
Mich - Piece of Cake says
Looks yummy, love the glaze!
Leah says
These wings look amazing! Perfect for a football party!
apuginthekitchen says
Wow do those look good. I have seen many recipes using cola but have never tried it before. Love this!
Villy says
Like you said, I always see it around but never dared to try it. The truth is it looks delicious! I don't mind sweetness, but then again is hard to imagine how sweet you mean.. Anyway, it's interesting and it really looks inviting!
kitchen flavours says
Looks delicious! I have baked with cola before in a cake, but never in dishes! This looks finger licking good, I don't mind having my hands dirty for this! Have a great delicious weekend!
dutchgoesitalian says
Amazing! Never would have thought that you can bake with Coca-cola...Looks delicious though!!