Cola Chicken Wings

I’m not sure why, but I always crave cola wings.  They’re easy to make, sweet, and who doesn’t like wings?!  So I figured I had some time this Sunday to make food for the entire week, so I stop spending on going out.  And I settled on this recipe: http://appetiteforchina.com/recipes/coca-cola-chicken-wings/

So I started off by marinating about 2 lbs of chicken wings in 1/8 cup of soy sauce.  I got distracted watching NCIS for the next hour or two and just let it sit and soak in the flavor.  Then I put about 3 cups of rice in the rice cooker and started searing the wings.  After 5-8 mins, I added the rest of the ingredients, 1/8 cup of soy sauce, 3/4 cup of coke, 2 teaspoons of apple cider, 2 teaspoons of olive oil, and a few slices of ginger.  After another 10 minutes of simmering, I tasted the sauce and it was way too cidery, so I decided to pour in a bunch more coke and added about 1 tablespoon + teaspoon of sugar.  It was okay, still a little salty, so I just let it simmer for about 30 minutes.  Ta-da, dinner for tonight, and 3 days of lunch! 🙂

Cola Chicken with Rice and Scallion

And that’s it for today!

-Chef JKwong