Finally, it helps form a delicious crisp, caramelized exterior as it bakes.
In addition to the soda, the marinade contains flavor-boosting ingredients like:
Soy sauce – for saltiness and umami
Ketchup and mustard – for tang and spice
Worcestershire and balsamic – for depth of flavor
Garlic, ginger, thyme – aromatic flavors
You’ll want the pork to marinate for a full 24 hours.
This gives time for the meat to fully absorb all the flavors and for the soda to work its tenderizing magic.
Basting Keeps it Moist
Halfway through roasting, you’ll make a rich, syrupy Coca-Cola sauce.
Poured over the pork, it bastes the meat to keep it incredibly moist and contributes even more sticky sweetness and tang.
The sauce builds on the cola foundation, blending in brown sugar, balsamic vinegar and aromatics like mustard, garlic and ginger.
As it reduces, you get even more caramelized goodness coating the pork exterior.
The Proof is in the Eating
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