Chicken Recipes
Pepsi Braised Chicken Wings Recipe
These Pepsi braised chicken wings are tender, flavorful, and coated in a glossy sweet-savory sauce. Cola adds caramelized sweetness while ginger and green onions enhance the aroma, making this a popular Chinese home-cooking dish that pairs perfectly with steamed rice.
- Total
- 45 minutes
Quick Recipe Summary
- Cuisine
- Chinese
- Category
- Chicken Recipes
- Method
- Stir-fry
- Total Time
- 45 minutes
- Difficulty
- EASY
- Main Ingredient
- Adequate amount Chicken Wings
About This Recipe
These Pepsi braised chicken wings are tender, flavorful, and coated in a glossy sweet-savory sauce. Cola adds caramelized sweetness while ginger and green onions enhance the aroma, making this a popular Chinese home-cooking dish that pairs perfectly with steamed rice.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- Uses a steady cooking method that helps the ingredients absorb flavor gradually.
- Beginner-friendly enough for cooks who are still building confidence in the kitchen.
- Good for learning how seasoning and simmering build flavor over time.
- Shows a practical way to cook chicken with clear preparation and cooking cues.
- Gives the dish a clear savory flavor profile without making the method feel complicated.
Ingredients
- Adequate amount Chicken Wings
- 600ml Pepsi Cola
- Adequate amount Green Onion
- Adequate amount Ginger
- Adequate amount White Sesame Seeds
Ingredient Notes
These notes explain the role of the main ingredients so the recipe is easier to adjust.
Adequate amount Chicken Wings
Chicken adapts well to quick stir-fries, steaming, soups, and soy-based braises.
Pepsi Cola
This ingredient helps define the flavor, texture, or structure of the dish.
Adequate amount Green Onion
Scallions add freshness and are useful both as an aromatic base and as a finishing flavor.
Adequate amount Ginger
Ginger adds clean aroma and helps balance meat, seafood, tofu, and fermented flavors.
Ingredients & Techniques Used in This Recipe
These guides explain the key sauces, ingredients, and cooking techniques used in this recipe, so you can understand the dish instead of only following steps.
Sauce
Shaoxing Wine
Chinese cooking wine used in marinades, stir-fries, braises, and sauces.
Technique
How to Stir Fry Properly
Learn heat control, ingredient order, sauce timing, and quick wok cooking.
Technique
How to Steam Chinese Food
Understand Chinese steaming for fish, eggs, tofu, buns, and vegetables.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Clean the chicken wings thoroughly and pat them dry.
Step 2
Prepare the Pepsi, ginger, and other ingredients.
Step 3
Make shallow cuts on both sides of each chicken wing to help absorb flavor.
Step 4
Place the wings in a pot of cold water with ginger and cooking wine. Bring to a boil, then drain and rinse.
Step 5
Cut the green onions into sections and set aside.
Step 6
Heat a little oil in a wok and cook rock sugar until it turns amber and caramelized.
Step 7
Add the blanched chicken wings and stir-fry until evenly coated with the caramel.
Step 8
Add the green onions and ginger, then stir-fry until fragrant.
Step 9
Pour in enough Pepsi Cola to cover the chicken wings.
Step 10
Add a splash of cooking wine for extra aroma.
Step 11
Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer over low heat until the wings are tender.
Step 12
Season with salt to taste.
Step 13
Remove the lid and simmer until the sauce thickens and coats the wings.
Step 14
Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle with white sesame seeds.
Step 15
Serve hot with steamed rice.
Cooking Tips
- Scoring the chicken wings helps them absorb flavor more effectively.
- Blanching the wings removes impurities and improves the final taste.
- Cola naturally adds sweetness and color, reducing the need for extra sugar.
- Simmer gently to keep the wings tender and juicy.
- Reduce the sauce at the end for the best glossy coating.
Serving Suggestions
- Serve it with steamed rice when you want a simple Chinese home-cooked meal.
- Add a light soup or cold vegetable side if the stir-fry is salty, spicy, or saucy.
- Keep rice or noodles ready before cooking because stir-fries are best served immediately.
Recipe Card
These Pepsi braised chicken wings are tender, flavorful, and coated in a glossy sweet-savory sauce. Cola adds caramelized sweetness while ginger and green onions enhance the aroma, making this a popular Chinese home-cooking dish that pairs perfectly with steamed rice.
Ingredients
- Adequate amount Chicken Wings
- 600ml Pepsi Cola
- Adequate amount Green Onion
- Adequate amount Ginger
- Adequate amount White Sesame Seeds
Method
- Clean the chicken wings thoroughly and pat them dry.
- Prepare the Pepsi, ginger, and other ingredients.
- Make shallow cuts on both sides of each chicken wing to help absorb flavor.
- Place the wings in a pot of cold water with ginger and cooking wine. Bring to a boil, then drain and rinse.
- Cut the green onions into sections and set aside.
- Heat a little oil in a wok and cook rock sugar until it turns amber and caramelized.
- Add the blanched chicken wings and stir-fry until evenly coated with the caramel.
- Add the green onions and ginger, then stir-fry until fragrant.
- Pour in enough Pepsi Cola to cover the chicken wings.
- Add a splash of cooking wine for extra aroma.
- Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer over low heat until the wings are tender.
- Season with salt to taste.
- Remove the lid and simmer until the sauce thickens and coats the wings.
- Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle with white sesame seeds.
- Serve hot with steamed rice.
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