Coke as a marinade?

Discussion in 'Rusty's Grill' started by crazyhornsfan, Feb 23, 2007.

  1. crazyhornsfan

    crazyhornsfan 25+ Posts

    Anybody ever use Coke as marinade? I've heard that it tenderizes meat really well. Any tips/recipes?
     
  2. Rusk

    Rusk 250+ Posts

    my Mom used to bake ham in coca-cola.

    always turned out really well. But I don't know the specific recipe.
     
  3. Pimp C Freed

    Pimp C Freed < 25 Posts

    My dad used to use Dr Pepper with his briskets...I have never tried it though
     
  4. BNB

    BNB 250+ Posts

  5. EDGAAA

    EDGAAA 100+ Posts

    10oz of Barqs root beer makes for a great pot roast
     
  6. Lat22

    Lat22 1,000+ Posts

    Absolutely. Use it on fajitas.
     
  7. Mack Tripper

    Mack Tripper 500+ Posts

    This is horrible this idea.
     
  8. mrteabiscuit

    mrteabiscuit 25+ Posts

    I tried Dr. Pepper as a marinade for skirt steak once, but all it did was produce lots of Dr. Pepper scented smoke and some not very tasty meat. Coke I don't know about, though.
     
  9. jmrob93

    jmrob93 Guest

    I had some chicken mole that has coke in it-- pretty good
     
  10. HornsN04

    HornsN04 500+ Posts

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    I'm sure he has some great recipes using coke.
     
  11. shotgun427

    shotgun427 250+ Posts


     
  12. Super_Chachi

    Super_Chachi Guest

    Coke is used in a lot of Chinese recipes. A Chinaman once told me that they use it for the sugar - the sugar tenderizes the meat.

    I've used soy and coke for some baked chicken - not bad.
     
  13. Mack Tripper

    Mack Tripper 500+ Posts

    Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.
     
  14. TheFied

    TheFied 2,500+ Posts

    the idea of the coke is to tenderize the meat with regards to the acid?
     
  15. Lat22

    Lat22 1,000+ Posts

    The Chinaman is not the issue here.
     
  16. judgroybeanbag

    judgroybeanbag 500+ Posts

    I wouldn't recommend it for pork:

    yummy
     
  17. crazyhornsfan

    crazyhornsfan 25+ Posts


     
  18. Mack Tripper

    Mack Tripper 500+ Posts

    I'm not saying the pork and coke thing is legit but that Snopes thing doesn't conclusively debunk the theory. They may have been lucky and bought a piece of pork without any parasites. I know that trichinosis, which is caused by worms, is not an urban legend. Whether coke stimulates worms or their larvae, I don't know.
     
  19. Brak

    Brak 500+ Posts

    The legend is that coke will cause worms to come out of pork. Not the .000001% of pork that has Trichinella. Any pork. Snopes does a good job of explaining why urban legends are believable. If you choose to pour coke on your pork, more power to you.
     

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