COKE Chicken : A recipe everyone would love.

I was in Dalian City, China when I first tried this recipe.  I am a big fan for any dish with sauces.  "COKE Chicken" is one of my latest favorite.  I have to give credit to my Chinese good friend, Gloria (her English name) for teaching me how to cook this wonderful, mouth-watering dish.  She wasn't a good cook -- but whatever, she taught me a good way of preparing this dish.

Ingredients  :

Chicken (chicken wings are what Chinese prefer)

Star Anise

green onion stalks - sliced

ginger  - sliced (I love ginger so I use a big one)

cooking oil (about 3 tbsp)

soy sauce

coca-cola

salt and pepper to taste

sugar (2 tbsps)
dried red chili peppers (optional -- if you want a bit of spice)

How to cook  :   

(Note  :  This was how I was taught and how I do it --  

this recipe has different ways of preparing it.)

1.  In a pan, add oil and saute green onion stalks and ginger.

2.  Add chicken.

3.  Add star anise and stir in 1/4 cup of soy sauce.

4.  Stir until soy sauce and chicken is mixed and having a brownish color.

5.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

6.  Add coca-cola (just enough to cover all the chicken).

7.  Boil until chicken is cooked and add sugar. (make sure that there is more than enough coke mixture left for sauce).  

8.  Add 4 tbsp soy sauce for final sauce.

9.  Remove from heat when sauce is thick and dark reddish in color (please see picture).

10. Serve hot.  Best with rice.  

My girls has been a bit picky with the food they eat.  However,  this is one recipe they love.  I was told, that you can substitute chicken with other meat.  For Filipinos, this is a cross between the all time favorite "adobo" and "humba".  Try it and I'm pretty sure your family would love it.  Oh, this can be garnished with chopped green onion leaves -- and I've tried adding cashew nuts, once.  Turned out very nice.