Sweet and Spicy Coca-Cola Chicken Wings

There are few dishes more crowd-pleasing than a giant platter of piping hot crispy chicken wings. Whether sticky and sweet or spicy and saucy, they're just one of those things that make a whole lot of people, a whole lot of happy.

Sweet and Spicy Coca-Cola Chicken Wings
This makes about 5-6 appetizer-sized servings

Ingredients
For the wings

• 4 lbs chicken wings, drummettes and flats separated
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• Kosher salt
• Black pepper

For the sauce

• 1 1/2 cups Coca-Cola
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 2/3 cup tomato paste
• 5 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/3 cup red pepper hot sauce (like cayenne or tabasco pepper sauce)
• 1 tablespoon smoked Spanish paprika
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions 
Prepare the wings:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Top 2 baking sheets with a metal rack. (You can use the same kind you use to cool cakes.) Line a third baking sheet with foil.
   
2. Remove chicken wings from package and pat very dry with a paper towel. Toss in a bowl with olive oil and generously season with kosher salt and black pepper, then arrange on the prepared baking sheets, allowing at least 1 inch between each piece of chicken on all sides.
   
3. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until crisp and golden brown. (You can turn the broiler on for the last 3-5 minutes to give them even more color, if desired.)

Make the sauce

• Combine Coca-Cola, brown sugar, tomato paste, and garlic in a medium saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer. Whisk in hot sauce, paprika, and salt. Let simmer 5 -10 minutes, whisking occasionally, until the sauce thickens. Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt or hot sauce, as desired.
  
• Once the chicken is ready, remove from oven and use tongs to roll each piece in the sauce, then place on the prepared foil-lined baking sheet. Lower oven to 350, and bake 7 minutes to set glaze. Serve immediately with additional sauce on the side for dipping.

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