recipes using i. POPCORN ii. COCA COLA iii. all the above and MORE

meanwhile Mr Tom E of Freaky Trigger asked a FAP-full of part-time cooks if anyone knew actual real proper recipes that used coke or pepsi

so post anything that accords HERE!!

Baking ham, or gammon steaks, in coke is ace. You need to use proper name brand full fat stuff though, otherwise it goes all funny.

Isn't there a recipe I always associate with Kid Rock, for chicken with a can of coke in the cavity?

I am cooking this, no question about it (see also the beer variant).

Coke Butt Chicken 1 (4-pound) whole chicken

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons of your favorite dry spice rub
1 can coke

Remove neck and giblets from chicken and discard. Rinse chicken inside and out, and pat dry with paper towels. Rub chicken lightly with oil then rub inside and out with salt, pepper and dry rub. Set aside.

Open coke can and take several gulps (make them big gulps so that the can is half full). Place coke can on a solid surface. Grabbing a chicken leg in each hand, plunk the bird cavity over the coke can. Transfer the bird-on-a-can to your grill and place in the center of the grate, balancing the bird on its 2 legs and the can like a tripod.

Cook the chicken over medium-high, indirect heat (i.e. no coals or burners on directly under the bird), with the grill cover on, for approximately 1 1/4 hours or until the internal temperature registers 165 degrees F in the breast area and 180 degrees F in the thigh, or until the thigh juice runs clear when stabbed with a sharp knife. Remove from grill and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.

OMG!! i'm linkin this to FT aldo that is AWESOME!!

hang on the bird is standing UPRIGHT but the grill cover is on? what kind of cookery device appliance is being used?

http://www.eskie.com/ebay_photos/George_Foreman_Grill1.jpg

coca-cola ham is a proper old southern american recipe. i haven't put this theory to the test, but i assume that coke could be used in any kind of grilled/roast meaty recipe where a thick, sticky, slighty sweet glaze or sauce is desired.

This kind:
http://www.weber.com/bbq/img/cg_ot_g225_md.jpg

blimey a tripod within a tripod - tom cruise shd shill it!!

Dr Peppers rather than coke, but

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/chrisnvicky/drpeppercake.jpg

There are loads of coca-cola cake recipes though, including:

A recipe for the popular Coca-Cola cake, made with Coca-Cola and buttermilk and mini marshmallows.
INGREDIENTS:
· 2 cups self-rising flour
· 2 cups sugar
· 3 tablespoons cocoa
· 1 cup Coca-Cola
· 1 cup butter
· 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
· 2 eggs, beaten
· 1/2 cup buttermilk
· 1 teaspoon baking soda
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· .
· Frosting:
· 1/2 cup butter
· 1 tablespoon cocoa
· 6 tablespoons Coca-Cola
· 1 box confectioner's sugar, (1pound)
· 1/2 cup chopped pecans
PREPARATION:
Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch pan and set aside.
In a large bowl combine flour and sugar. In a saucpan combine the cocoa, Coca-Cola, butter, and marshmallows; bring to a boil. Combine the boiled mixture with the flour and sugar mixture.
In a separate bowl mix eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, and vanilla; add to the first mixture.

Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes, until cake tests done.
Frosting: In a saucepan, bring butter, cocoa, and Coca-Cola to a boil. Stir in the sugar and mix well. Stir in nuts. Spread over the cake while both cake and frosting are still warm.

(from here: http://southernfood.about.com/od/chocolatecakes/r/bln274.htm)

dr. pepper cake! i'd forgotten all about that. hmm.. i've been wanting to bake lately, despite the heat. we should have an ilc cake bee.

I've made beer-butt chicken before (tasty but hard to get him to stand up); never heard of the coke variation before this thread.

I've got loads of barbecue sauce recipes that use cola (and DR Peppers for that) If you think, it's ideal for glazes etc as it's got plenty of sugar for browning stuff and all sorts of good flavour, how can you go wrong?

as for beer-can chicken, you don't need to worry aboput standing it up, you can get special stands, comme ca:

http://image.basspro.com/images/images2/79500/79825.jpg

Yeah... those weren't around in 1993 when I shoved a tallboy up that bird's ass. (/swearingen)

Nigella recommends using up yr Coke from cooking a ham as liquid in black bean soup, and this sounds ace to me. Salty beany goodness.

Popcorn (esp. with butter melted through it) could be used as croutons in a salad. Mmmmm crunchy.

Tep has lots of soda recipes I think. I've made curried popcorn for ages, it's great!

yeah using coke or Dr. Pepper in bbq marinades, glazes, and sauces is relatively common. my friend has a weber smoker, which has a tray in between the wood chips and the grill. ordinarily you'd put water in it, which evaporates and adds a bit of moisture back into whatever you're smoking. we put coke in it last week, but honestly it was very difficult to say if it had any effect on the taste. (you could put just about any liquid in the you want, esp the residual marinade that you'd normally just dump down the sink)

Ohh, Ive heard of that roast chicken can thing, but with BEER, not coke! Where did I see that recently? There was some implement at a kitchen shop that made it easier or... something.

Oh wait people already said that. Trace, read before posting. Guh.