Southern Fried Chicken
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You can tell from the photo how sticky and juicy these fried chicken wings are. Serve them on a plate with an attractive parsley garnish if you want to make easy appetizer recipes or with French fries, mashed potato or another favorite side dish if you are making dinner for the family. Chinese dry fried chicken, Chinese style deep fried chicken and Asian fried chicken wings are all wonderful recipes and this one is especially good. The combination of Coca Cola and soy sauce makes the most amazing sauce for these.
Sticky Chinese Fried Chicken Wings
This Chinese recipe for fried chicken wings is really sweet and flavorful. Coca cola and Chinese five spice are used for a sweet and spicy taste. Using Coca Cola is not that different to using sugar, which also features in a lot of fried chicken recipes, but the fact that it is liquid means you can combine it with soy sauce to make a tasty fried chicken sauce. In the Chinese province of Shanghai sweet and spicy sauces are very popular and the sweetness is a great contrast with the spiciness of the chicken wings themselves.
Perhaps you have had Chinese dry fried chicken before or another Chinese chicken recipe. This recipe is so easy to make. If you are in a rush, you can add corn flour to the sauce to thicken it up faster, rather than waiting for it to boil down and reduce.
Serve these fried chicken wings with rice or noodles to keep the Chinese theme or with potato wedges or French fries to make it more of a fusion meal. It is impossible to describe just how flavorful and delicious these Chinese fried chicken wings are but they are highly recommended because the recipe is easy and the results are phenomenal.
Fried Chicken Wings with a Sweet Chinese Sauce
Ingredients -
1 lb chicken wings
½ teaspoon Chinese five spice
12 ½ fl oz Coca Cola
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon garlic powder
3 ⅓ oz soy sauce
3 ½ oz corn flour
2 pints oil, for frying
Salt
Black pepper
Preparation:
Put 2 oz of the soy sauce in a pot with 8 fl oz of the coca cola.
Add the chili powder, five spice, ginger and garlic, as well as a pinch of salt and black pepper.
Cut the chicken wings at the joints and add them to the mixture.
Bring the liquid to a boil and simmer for 12 minutes.
Drain the wings and let them cool for 5 minutes.
Keep the cooking liquid.
Skim the chicken fat off the liquid and add the rest of the soy sauce and Coca Cola.
Season with more five spice, chili powder, salt and pepper and reduce the sauce to thicken it.
Add some salt and pepper to the corn flour and some more chili powder and five spice.
Coat the chicken in the corn flour mixture.
Heat the oil to 350 degrees F and fry the coated chicken wings until they are golden brown and crisp.
Drain on paper towels then serve coated with the sauce.
(Serves 4)
Using Coca Cola in Savory Recipes
If you have only used Coca Cola as a mixer for your drinks or a beverage in its own right, you might be interested to know that you can make savory recipes with it. Chinese fried chicken wings are given an amazing flavor with Coca Cola, for example. Boil a bone-in ham in Coca Cola with some onions, then use a mustard, clove and molasses glaze to impart an incredible sweetness to it. You can also use Coca Cola in the gravy for a 7-bone roast, to make it richer. Try using Coca Cola to make beef jerky or use it to marinate brisket. It tenderizes the meat as well as adding flavor.
You can use Coca Cola in both sweet and savory jello recipes. Mix jello powder with Coca Cola instead of water in your favorite jello recipes for a really nice taste. You can also make savory jello salads, using cottage cheese, nuts and fruit. Add some Coca Cola for a unique flavor. If you want to make the best Chinese dry fried chicken or Chinese fried chicken wings, try using Coca Cola in the sauce. The sweetness is amazing and the flavor goes so well.