Lemon Coke Chicken Wings
Chicken wings are marinated and pan-fried. They're then coated with a sauce made by reducing coke. Whether you're 8 or 80 years old, so long as you have teeth, you'll love these lemony, sweet, sticky, fragrant chicken wings.
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Ingredients
- 500 g chicken mid-joint wings
Marinade
- 2 tsp grated lemon zest
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 2 tbsp light soya sauce
- 2 cloves garlic mashed or pounded
- 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp white sesame oil
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 240 ml regular coke
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp toasted white sesame seeds
Instructions
- Rinse chicken and drain thorough. Mix with lemon zest, Shaoxing wine, light soya sauce, garlic, ground white pepper, salt, and white sesame oil. Cover and refrigerate 12-24 hours, tossing chicken now and then so that marinade coats chicken as evenly as possible.500 g chicken mid-joint wings, 2 tsp grated lemon zest, 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine, 2 tbsp light soya sauce, 2 cloves garlic mashed or pounded, 1/4 tsp ground white pepper, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tbsp white sesame oil
- Drain chicken, removing garlic if any. Bring to room temperature. Pan-fry in hot corn oil till golden brown, in 2 batches if necessary so that pan is not overcrowded. Remove chicken to a plate. Remove oil as well.2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Pour coke and marinade into pan. Boil on high heat till reduced to about one-quarter. Add sugar and lemon juice. Continue reducing till dark and thick. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Add chicken wings and toss till well coated.240 ml regular coke, 1 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Plate up and garnish with toasted white sesame seeds. Eat with hands. That's the proper thing to do.1/2 tsp toasted white sesame seeds