Cola Braised Turkey Wings

One of the local grocery stores has been selling turkey wings split. I just couldn't resist - pterodactyl wings, Fred Flinstone here I come. Anyway the price was good so I loaded up on them.

I tried them a few times on the grill. I thought they would cook similar to a chicken leg with the back attached. The were a bit tough off the grill. Tougher than when I have a roasted turkey.

I thought they would lend themselves to a slower cooking method. I also had some regular coke laying around. No one here drinks the stuff. The coke it should lend itself to some Asian seasonings.

Ingredients
2 turkey wing parts, 1 flat & 1 drumette
1 onion, diced
1 carrot, diced
1 celery, diced
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 inch piece of ginger, grated
Chinese 5 spice blend
1 can coke
1/2 cup red wine
1/4  cup soy sauce
1 tbsp oil
Salt & Pepper


Season the wing pieces with salt & pepper and the 5 spice.
In a pot large enough to hold everything add the oil and heat on medium-high. Sear the turkey wings as best you can. They are very uneven and don't sear well. Remove and set aside.

Add the onion, carrot, celery, ginger and garlic to the pot and cook until the veggies are soft.

Return the turkey wings to the pot and add the coke, red wine and soy sauce. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 hours or more.

After 2 hours remove the turkey wings and place on a grill pan. Strain the braising liquid through a sieve and return the liquid to the pot. Bring the liquid to a boil and reduce. Meanwhile place the turkey wings under the broiler to crisp the skin. About 10-15 minutes per side.

Enjoy!

After the broiler. A little too crisp maybe?

Served with fried cabbage and pan roasted potatoes, sauce on the side

Chorizo Spiced Pork & Bean Soup

A nice spicy soup, very hearty with lots of protein to fill you up. Something to do with some raw pork I had.

Item	Calories	Protein
407g navy beans	1384	93.6
500g raw pork meat	568	112.3
4 tbsp chorizo spice mix
25g oil	225
4 leaks	390	9.6
4 cloves of garlic	28	1.2
2 tbsp dried thyme	15	0.5
2 L chicken broth	133	13.3
2 L water
600g red potato	534	13.8
12 bay leaves
salt & pepper
TOTAL	3465	248

Yeild 10, 2 cup servings.
Per Serving Calories: 346, Protein: 24.8


Dice the pork and combine with chorizo spice mix. Refrigerate over night.

Cover the beans with water and let sit over night.

Cut the leaks in half and  slice thin. Keep some of the leak tops for cooking with the beans

Combine the beans with the water add some of the leak tops and bay leaves. Bring to a boil and simmer until tender. Remove the onion and bay leaves and reserve the water & beans.

Saute the pork in the oil in a soup pot on medium heat. Remove and set aside. Add the leaks with some salt & pepper. Sweat the leaks & garlic while trying to scrape off any bits that stuck to the bottom.

Add the meat back with the beans along with the water they were cooked in. Add the potato and chicken broth. Simmer until the potatoes are tender