Cola Chicken Mid-wings

Method7 steps

1. 1

   Blanch to Remove Gamey Flavor

   焯水去腥

   Place the chicken mid-wings in a pot and cover with cold water. Add 1 slice of ginger and 10–20 ml of cooking wine (Shaoxing). Bring to a boil over high heat (about 2 minutes), skim off the foam, and drain the water.

   鸡翅入锅，倒入冷水淹没。放生姜 1 片和料酒 10 ～ 20 毫升。大火煮开（大约 2 分钟）后，撇去浮沫，沥出水分。

   ⏱2 min

   • 💡 This step is for chilled chicken mid-wings. Freshly purchased chicken mid-wings can skip this step and go straight to scoring and marinating.这一步针对冰鲜鸡翅，刚买来的新鲜鸡翅可跳过此步直接改刀腌制。
   
2. 2

   Score and Marinate

   改刀腌制

   Remove the chicken mid-wings and make two cuts on each side. Marinate the chicken mid-wings in about 10g of light soy sauce for 10 minutes.

   捞出鸡翅，用刀将两边各划上两口改刀。用生抽约 10 克腌制鸡翅 10 分钟。

   ⏱10 min

   • 💡 The light soy sauce should fully coat the surface of the chicken mid-wings to infuse flavor.生抽能完全包裹鸡翅表面入味即可。
   
3. 3

   Pan-Fry the Chicken Mid-wings

   煎制鸡翅

   Heat oil in the pan over low heat. First, sauté the remaining ginger slices until fragrant, then add the marinated chicken mid-wings. Pan-fry the chicken mid-wings until golden on both sides, turn them with a spatula, and toss with the ginger slices 4–5 times.

   锅重新小火起油，先将剩余姜片爆香，然后下入腌好的鸡翅。将鸡翅煎至两面金黄，用炒菜勺子翻动一下鸡翅，与姜片一起翻炒 4～5 下。

   ⏱5 min

   • 💡 Sautéing the ginger until fragrant also prevents the chicken mid-wings from sticking to the pan.加入生姜爆香的同时能防止鸡翅粘锅。
   • 💡 Tossing prevents the chicken mid-wings and ginger slices from sticking together.翻炒目的是防止鸡翅和姜片粘黏。
   
4. 4

   Add Cola

   加入可乐

   Once the chicken mid-wings are golden, pour in Cola until it covers the chicken mid-wings. Bring the Cola to a boil over high heat and skim off the floating black foam (including blood water). At this point, add the scallion knot.

   鸡翅金黄后，倒入可乐没过鸡翅，开大火将锅中可乐煮沸，撇去漂浮的黑色浮沫（包含血水）。此时加入葱结。

   ⏱3 min

   • 💡 Be sure to skim off all the foam to keep the flavor clean.务必撇清浮沫以保证口感清爽。
   
5. 5

   Season

   调味

   Add 2g of salt, 10g of white sugar, and 3g of light soy sauce to season, and add 3g of dark soy sauce for color.

   加入食用盐 2 克，白糖 10 克，生抽 3 克调味，并加入 3 克老抽调底色。

   ⏱1 min

   • 💡 Dark soy sauce is mainly for coloring; do not use too much.老抽主要起上色作用，不宜过多。
   
6. 6

   Simmer over Medium Heat

   中火慢煮

   Once the scallion knot turns yellow, remove it along with the ginger slices, then reduce to medium heat and continue simmering the Cola Chicken Mid-wings.

   等到葱结变黄，和姜片一起捞出，转中火继续慢煮可乐鸡翅。

   ⏱10 min

   • 💡 Remove the scallion and ginger in time to prevent the broth from becoming overly complex in flavor.及时捞出葱姜可以防止汤汁味道过杂。
   
7. 7

   Reduce Sauce and Serve

   收汁出锅

   Once the Cola reaches a stringy consistency, reduce to low heat to let the sauce cling tightly to the chicken mid-wings. Remove from the pan and plate.

   等到可乐呈现挂丝状态，关小火让汁牢牢挂在鸡翅上。出锅，装盘。

   ⏱3 min

   • 💡 Do not use high heat when reducing the sauce at the end, to prevent the flavor from turning bitter.最后收汁时勿开过大火，防止味道偏苦。