Coca Cola Chicken

 Ingredients:

• 1⁄2 cm ginger
• 1 scallions, cut in 2" length
• 1⁄2 tbsp oil
• 400 grams chicken wings
• 300 ml Coca cola
• 2 tsp dark soy sauce
• 3 tbsp soy sauce

Directions:

1. Slice ginger. Then, separate leaves of the scallion from the stalk. Chop the stalk of the scallion into lengths of ca. 5 cm. Do julienne some scallions for garnishing, in step 3.
2. Pour oil into a pot heated at medium temperature. Sauté the stalks of the scallion and sliced ginger until fragrant. Add chicken pieces into pot to sear them till they begin browning.
3. Add Coca Cola, soy sauce and dark soy sauce into the pot. Allow the gravy to simmer until it thickens. Turn the chicken pieces over every 10-15 minutes for better absorption of flavours. Garnish the dish julienned scallion.

Source: https://www.nyonyacooking.com/recipes/coca-cola-chicken~LS2DolTQF

20 Minute Steamed Chicken

 Ingredients:

• 2 Chicken Thigh (chopped) 
• 2 tbsp of Soy Sauce 
• 1 tbsp of Oyster Sauce 
• 1 tsp of White Pepper 
• ½ tbsp of Sugar 
• 1 tbsp of Sesame Oil 
• 1 inch of Ginger sliced thinly 
• 2 tbsp of Chinese Cooking Wine (Optional) 
• 2 tbsp of chopped Green Onion

Directions:

1. Prepare the sauce by mixing Oyster Sauce, Soy Sauce, White Pepper, Sesame Oil, and Sugar in a bowl. 
2. Place the chicken on a serving plate, make sure that it is deep enough as the chicken will create alot of juice. Pour the sauce all over the chicken. Optional, drizzle on 2 tbsp of chicken cooking wine on top
3. Add sliced ginger on top of the chicken. 
4. Steam the chicken for 15 minutes or until fully cooked 
5. Garnish with green onion and enjoy!

Source: https://tiffycooks.com/20-minutes-chinese-steamed-chicken/

Ube Burnt Cheesecake

 Ingredients: 

• 12oz / 340g or 1 & 1/2 bar cream cheese, softened at room temperature
• 2/3 cup / 135g granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup Ube Jam
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup / 240 ml heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 to 1 tbsp ube extract​
• 2 tbsp / 16g cake flour​

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 F / 230 C.
2. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, beat cream cheese until creamy. 
3. Add sugar and beat on medium speed until very smooth. Make sure to scrape sides of bowl. 
4. Add eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition.
5. Add cream, vanilla and ube jam. Beat until well combined.
6. Add cake flour through a sieve, sift then beat on low speed until smooth and silky.
7. Line an 8 x 2 or 8 x 3 round pan with parchment paper by pressing the bottom molding the paper to the pan, and ceasing the sides to hold its shape, covering all the sides all the way up the pan leaving 2" extra on top. 
8. Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan then tap the pan a few times to release air bubbles. 
9. Bake in a preheated oven for 40 minutes or until the top is dark / copper brown. The middle of the cake should still be very jiggly. 
10. Remove from oven and slightly cool in pan then remove from pan to cool completely. Carefully peel away the parchment from the sides. 
11. Refrigerate before serving. 
12. Cut into wedges using a heated knife to get clean slices.

Source: https://www.pinoycookingrecipes.com/recipe/basque-burnt-ube-cheesecake