huli huli recipe

This Huli Huli Chicken recipe features mouthwatering Hawaiian BBQ chicken marinated in a tangy, sweet, savory glaze and then grilled to perfection.

Huli Huli Chicken Recipe

chicken thighs, boneless *see notes

brown sugar coconut sugar)

tomato paste *see notes

dijon mustard

rice vinegar

garlic cloves, pressed

fresh ginger, minced

soy sauce

pineapple juice

salt

black pepper

sriracha

In a blender or with an immersion blender, mix together sugar, tomato paste, dijon mustard, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, pineapple, salt, pepper, and sriracha.  Set aside 3/4 cup of the marinade.

Put the chicken thighs in a medium bowl and mix with the remaining marinade. Marinate for at least 4 hours and up to 48 hours.

Heat the grill to high and brush grill grates with oil if needed. Drain the marinade off the chicken thighs and place them on the hot grill. Close the lid and cook for 2 minutes. Flip the chicken, baste it with the reserved marinade and cook with the lid closed for another minute. Continue cooking, flipping, and basting this way for about 10 minutes until the internal temperature registers 185F degrees. 

Tried it and Loved it.
I even used it in Garlic pocket
like a Kabab which was awsomely delicious.

This turned out really well and was delicious. I think I should have been bolder to turn up my grill higher, took 15 minutes to cook through but still had a great flavor and tasty crispy bits.

I made this recipe because you are another Tonia (with an i)
My family loved it.

Tonia, this recipe was incredible!  At first, I thought there was a recipe typo?  I noticed there wasn't oil added to the marinade.  I didn't think the flavors would absorb without oil added.  I was wrong!   The chicken was so delicious and moist.  The flavors were delicious.  I use to mainly eat chicken breasts, but now, I think I am a thigh lover.  Thank you for the easy flavorful recipe!

The best grilled chicken recipe I’ve had in a long time! High praise all around!

O. M. G. So good. I was in charge of grilling and may have “accidentally” dropped a thigh so I could pick it apart before dinner was served.

This was spectacular! Will definitely make this again and again.

We are not lovers of dark meat chicken in my house so I doubt I’ve made a chicken thigh in over 25 years. But after a trying day of cancer treatments my neighbor brought us this. Perfectly trimmed, boneless, skinless grilled chicken thighs in huli huli. And we were instant converts. The umami and slightly sweet glaze was the perfect marinade for the richer, dark meat thighs. I’ll make this one again and again!

Good Huli Huli chicken recipe. I've tried making several since visiting Hawaii and like the Islands, each one is a little different. 
This marinade/ sauce is a sweet, BBQ style sauce with a little hint of spice. The family liked it. I'll be making it again.

Make the sauce

Marinate the chicken

Grill

Heat the grill to high and brush grill grates with oil if needed. Drain the marinade off the chicken thighs and place them on the hot grill. Close the lid and cook for 2 minutes. Flip the chicken, baste it with the reserved marinade, and cook with the lid closed for another minute. Continue cooking, flipping, and basting this way for about 10 minutes until the internal temperature registers 185F degrees.

Garnish

with chives or green onions. Fresh pineapple slices are nice too!

Serve

with a salad or over coconut rice, try with lemony coleslaw in a bun for a yummy sandwich, use in a taco or make kabobs! 

OMG !! Absolutely delicious. Tried it for the first time. Sooo easy. It's  a keeper.

Amazing flavors! I cut each chicken thigh into three pieces before marinating in order to make the serving process easier.   After marinating the chicken for over 24 hours, I placed the marinade left in the container into a small saucepan and simmered it while the chicken cooked. Adding the cooked marinade back in with cooked chicken made the end result sticky and even more flavorful. Yum! This was perfect served with your Cabbage Mango Slaw.

I'm not sure how I came across your website, but I'm so glad I did. This has become our new favorite recipe (and recipe of the summer)! After cooking it the first time, we had to double the chicken so that we had leftovers - as we (a family of 5) ate it all. The next time after doubling, I may have claimed all the leftovers. Ha. It's on our menu for this week too. Thank you for a yummy and healthy recipe!

This marinade is so flavorful! The chicken turned out so tasty and I used both breasts and thighs.  The family loved it and we had almost nothing leftover even though I had used a lot of chicken!

Wowww this marinated chicken was incredible. I marinated for ~30 hours and used your oven baking/broiled method outlined in a comment below. Served over basmati rice with your mango cabbage slaw. Just spectacular!

I can't wait to make this on the grill when the weather allows in MN!

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