Oh, the humidity. Why is it that an icy cold can of Coke tastes so good in this weather?
And so it was that I found myself almost polishing off an entire can of Coke in one gulp the other night. At the same time I was staring at a plate of chicken wings in my fridge trying to decide what to do with it for dinner. I looked at what was left of the can of Coke in my hand, then glanced back at the wings. You can figure out the rest.
Unfortunately, I can't take credit for coming up with this dish. In fact, the combination of cola and chicken wings is, strangely enough, rather commonplace here (some say it originated from China, while others say Taiwan). Wherever it came from, I suspect it is a popular dish with young kids because after the cooking, the cola just becomes a sweet (albeit very unhealthy) marinade for the chicken.
For this dish, I fried some garlic and ginger in a pan. Added 6 chicken wings (mid joints) to brown. Poured in 1/4 of a can of diet Coke. Added juice from half a small lemon to give it an extra kick. Threw another 2 lemon slices into the pan. Lowered the heat and let it all simmer for around 20 minutes (until the sauce thickened into almost a glaze).
So simple, and yet so good.
And so it was that I found myself almost polishing off an entire can of Coke in one gulp the other night. At the same time I was staring at a plate of chicken wings in my fridge trying to decide what to do with it for dinner. I looked at what was left of the can of Coke in my hand, then glanced back at the wings. You can figure out the rest.
Unfortunately, I can't take credit for coming up with this dish. In fact, the combination of cola and chicken wings is, strangely enough, rather commonplace here (some say it originated from China, while others say Taiwan). Wherever it came from, I suspect it is a popular dish with young kids because after the cooking, the cola just becomes a sweet (albeit very unhealthy) marinade for the chicken.
For this dish, I fried some garlic and ginger in a pan. Added 6 chicken wings (mid joints) to brown. Poured in 1/4 of a can of diet Coke. Added juice from half a small lemon to give it an extra kick. Threw another 2 lemon slices into the pan. Lowered the heat and let it all simmer for around 20 minutes (until the sauce thickened into almost a glaze).
So simple, and yet so good.
Awesome! I'm definitely going to try this.
ReplyDeleteHey it's not unhealthy if it's diet coke!