Pollo a la Coca-Cola
Pollo a la Coca-Cola or "Coca-Cola chicken" is a delicious recipe that the whole family will enjoy. Serve it with white rice.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup canned tomato sauce
- 3 chipotle peppers plus 1 tbs of the sauce
- 3 tbs soy sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 lbs chicken drumsticks
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbs butter
- 1/2 white onion sliced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 12 oz Coca Cola
Instructions
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Put the tomato sauce, chipotle peppers and 1 tbs of the sauce, water and soy sauce in a blender. Blend until smooth and set aside.
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Put the drumsticks in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper.
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Heat up the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once hot add the chicken and cook for about 5 minutes. Then flip the chicken and cook for another 5 minutes or until it's nice and browned.
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Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside. Reduce the heat to medium low and add the butter to the skillet. Once the butter is melted add the sliced onion and stir. Cook for a couple of minutes then add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.
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Add the blended sauce to the skillet. Then return the chicken to the skillet as well.
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Pour the Coca-Cola into the skillet. Bring it to a boil over medium high heat. Then reduce the heat to medium low and cover. Cook for 30 minutes. Then uncover and flip the chicken over and cover again. Continue to cook for another 30 minutes. Remove the skillet from heat.
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Serve with white rice and enjoy.
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Recipe Notes
- Removing the skin from the chicken before cooking will result in a less greasy dish.
- Use room temperature Coca-Cola.
- Reduce the amount of chipotle peppers in this recipe if you're sensitive to spice.