This Hawaiian Huli Huli Chicken features juicy, tender chicken, caramelized pineapples, and a sweet and tangy Hawaiian-inspired sauce. Serve this up with rice and chopped green onions for the perfect, island inspired meal!
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 40 minutesminutes
Total Time: 50 minutesminutes
Servings:5servings
Ingredients
½cuppineapple juice
¼cupbrown sugar
¼cupketchup
2tbspsoy sauce
1tbspminced garlic
½tbspminced ginger
2tsprice vinegar
2tspsriracha
1tsptoasted sesame oil
1tspred pepper flakes
2lbskinless, boneless chicken thighs
1small pineapple
sliced green onions, for serving
white rice, for serving
Instructions
In a large, non reactive bowl, whisk together the pineapple juice, brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, rice vinegar, sriracha, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes. Add the chicken thighs and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours, but preferable overnight.
To Grill the Chicken
Prepare the grill for cooking over an indirect heat. Grill the pineapple rings until they have taken on a bit of caramelization. This should take a few minutes on each side. Set aside around the outside of the grilling area to keep warm.
Add the chicken, working in batches and basting with the remaining marinade often until the chicken is cooked through and is coated in a sticky glaze. Each piece should take about 15 minutes.
Serve the chicken and pineapple with white rice and sliced green onions.
To Cook the Chicken on an Indoor Griddle
Heat a large lined skillet or griddle pan over a medium high heat. Cook the pineapple rings until they have taken on a nice bit of caramelization, this should take a few minutes on each side. Transfer to a warm place to keep warm.
Add the chicken, working in batches and basting with the remaining marinade often until the chicken is cooked through and is coated in a sticky glaze. Each piece should take about 15 minutes.
Serve the chicken and pineapple with white rice and sliced green onions.
Notes
Use bottled pineapple juice from a carton, rather than fresh.
If you make the marinade in a reactive metal bowl the pineapple juice will cause your chicken to take on a slightly metallic taste.
Nutrition information does not include white rice.