Hawaiian Huli Huli Chicken has been a staple on the islands for over 70 years. Authentic huli huli chicken is usually made with a whole chicken or larger chicken portions and is cooked on a grill filled with mesquite wood, and it is cooked on splits. It’s rotated while cooking and basted in a sweet, teriyaki-like, huli huli sauce. We tried not to deviate from that thought but had to modernize it a little bit for a working family. So enjoy this traditional bastard!
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar*
- 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp sriracha (optional)
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil, or more to taste
- 1 1/2 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 1/2 Tbsp peeled and minced fresh ginger
- 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed of visible fat (about 9 pieces)
- Vegetable oil (or olive oil) for brushing grill grates
- Pineapple
- Rice
- Directions:
In a medium mixing bowl whisk together ketchup, soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, sriracha, Worcestershire, sesame oil, garlic and ginger. Season with a little salt and pepper if preferred. Remove 1/4 cup of the marinade to a bowl and refrigerate. - Place chicken in a medium bowl or gallon size resealable bag. Pour remaining marinade over chicken then toss to coat then press down into marinade. Seal bag while pressing out excess air.
- Transfer to refrigerator and let marinate at least 2 hours and up to 8 hours.
- Grill chicken on preheated grill, turning and basting with reserved 1/4 cup marinade occasionally, until it reaches 165 degrees in center, approximately 15 minutes. If chicken isn’t browning enough you can increase heat near the end of grilling.
- Serve warm garnished with green onions if desired. Optionally serve with coconut rice, fresh pineapple and grilled peppers.
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