Lemon Cola Chicken Thighs
Today I'm going to share a recipe for Lemon Cola Chicken Thighs. Many people like to use cola to make chicken wings, but actually, any part of the chicken cooked with cola yields great taste. These Lemon Cola Chicken Thighs have tender meat with a refreshing lemon flavor and the sweetness of cola, making them perfect for a home-cooked meal.
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Before cooking the chicken thighs, we need to make some preparations:
1.Quickly debone the chicken thighs
With just a pair of scissors, you can quickly debone the chicken thighs:
1）Make a cut with the scissors on the backside of the chicken thigh, ensuring it's the side with more meat facing down.
2）Gently pull apart the area where the bone and meat are connected. If it doesn't separate easily, use scissors to cut it open, then continue pulling apart!
3）Typically, deboning one chicken thigh takes around 30 seconds to 1 minute!
2.Marinate the chicken thighs
Marinating the chicken thighs helps enhance their flavor. Usually, marinating for 30 minutes is sufficient, but if time allows, you can marinate them for several hours or even overnight for deeper flavor.
This Lemon Cola Chicken Thighs recipe is very simple. Let's see how to make this dish step by step!
INGREDIENTS
MAIN INGREDIENTS
- 2 chicken thighs
ACCESSORIES
- 1/2 can cola
- 4 slices lemon
- 3 slices ginger
SEASONINGS
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- 1 gram black pepper
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- Some cooking oil
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1
Prepare the ingredients, and scrub the surface of the lemon clean with a pinch of salt.
STEP 2
Wash the chicken thighs and debone them.
STEP 3
Slice the lemon and remove the seeds, and slice the ginger.
STEP 4
Place the chicken thighs in a container, add the ginger slices, lemon slices, cooking wine, and black pepper.
STEP 5
Mix well and marinate for at least half an hour.
STEP 6
Heat a little cooking oil in a pan and add the chicken thighs.
Tips:
Use just a little oil; the chicken skin will release oil during frying.
STEP 7
Fry until both sides are golden brown.
STEP 8
Add light soy sauce.
STEP 9
Add dark soy sauce.
STEP 10
Add oyster sauce.
STEP 11
Flip until evenly colored.
STEP 12
Cover the pan and simmer over medium-low heat until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes.
STEP 13
Add lemon slices.
STEP 14
Increase the heat and cook until the sauce thickens.
STEP 15
Serve hot and garnish as desired! If you find it a bit plain, you can blanch some vegetables, such as carrots or broccoli, to serve as side dishes.
Recipe analyzer
- Recipes: Lemon Cola Chicken Thighs
- Main Ingredients:4
- Servings per recipe:1
- Servings size:769 g
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Energy (calories)：969 kcal
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Protein：64.69 g
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Fat：64.66 g
Why gray?
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Carbohydrates：32.98 g
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Protein: 28%275 kcal
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Fat: 60%583 kcal
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Carbohydrates: 12%112 kcal
The ratio shows whether the proportion of both fatty acids in your diet is optimal. Red color means too much of Omega 6 or too little of Omega 3. The data are rounded off and approximate.
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