Coca Cola Gai

This is an interesting recipe from northern Thailand.

Ingredients:
Boneless Chicken Breast
Soy Sauce (~ 1 TB per chicken breast)
Ginger ( ~ 1in for 3 chicken breasts - 9mm each)
Garlic (~ 1 clove per chicken breast, crushed)
Olive Oil (3 TB per chicken breast)
Brown Sugar (~2 TB for each chicken breast)
Coca-Cola (for amount - read below)
Steamed Rice and Garnishment (veggies, Thai-chilies, fish sauce etc.)


Steps to prepare:

Heat Oil and Soy Sauce in Wok








Cut chicken into desired piece sizes and sear in the oil and soy sauce.

Mix in Ginger and Garlic and let cook for a minute then add Brown Sugar and continue cooking until Chicken is caramelized.





Pour in enough Coca-Cola to cover the chicken, then add 1/4 more of that amount.

Reduce heat to low, cover with lid and simmer for 30 minutes.









Remove the lid and extract the chicken, placing it in a foil wrapper.

Increase heat to medium and reduce coca-cola to syrup.






Serving:

Serve Chicken over steamed rice. Pour a bit of the cooked coca-cola syrup over the chicken and garnish with veggies of choice along with optional Thai chilies and fish sauce.