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Huli Huli Chicken

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 7/18/20Updated: 9/05/23

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huli huli chicken on a baking sheet

Grilled Huli Huli chicken is a delicious Hawaiian BBQ recipe. You start by marinating the chicken in huli huli sauce and then slowly roast your chicken by turning it over your grill.  

huli huli chicken on a pan

What does Huli Huli mean?

It’s called “huli huli” because huli is the Hawaiian word for “turn” and huli huli chicken is turned constantly on the grill as it is cooked. It is also called Hawaiian BBQ.

huli huli chicken topped with sliced green onions

Ingredients

  • Chicken Thighs, boneless, skinless. You can also use chicken breasts although I recommend using thighs.
  • Pineapple juice. I used canned juice.
  • Soy sauce
  • Brown sugar
  • Rice vinegar. Can substitute with white vinegar if needed
  • Ketchup
  • Garlic, fresh minced
  • Ginger, fresh minced
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • Cornstarch
  • Green onions, for garnish

How to Make Huli Huli Chicken

  • Mix together all the marinade ingredients (everything but the chicken, cornstarch and green onion.
  • Set aside 1 cup of marinade.
  • Place chicken in a bowl and pour remaining marinade over You can also place the chicken and marinade in a zippered plastic bag.
  • Refrigerate for 3 hours to overnight.
  • In a sauce pan combine 1 cup of reserved marinade and cornstarch, stir and heat until thickened.
  • Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade.
  • Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cook on each side, turning several times and brushing chicken with thickened marinade after each turn.
  • Grill until cooked through and glaze has thickened on the chicken.
  • Garnish with green onions
  • If doing in the oven bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Baste and turn as youl would on the grill.
pan full of grilled huli huli chicken

How To Make Huli Huli Sauce

Hawaiian BBQ Sauce or Huli Huli Sauce is a wonderful combination of pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, ginger and a few other lovely flavors!

When you are ready to grill the chicken, add a tablespoon of cornstarch to the reserved marinade, heat it up, and stir until thickened.  This is your huli huli sauce that you will baste the chicken with while you are grilling.

Once the sauce has thickened, remove the chicken from the marinade and discard the marinade.  Put the chicken on the grill and turn, turn, turn.  After each turn, use the huli huli sauce (thickened marinade) to baste the chicken.

pan of Hawaiian BBQ fresh off the grill

Once the chicken is cooked through and a nice glaze has formed on the chicken, it is ready to serve.  I garnished it with some sliced green onion which looks pretty and adds some nice color.

huli huli chicken on a pan garnished with green onions

Frequently Asked Questions

What if I don’t have a grill?

Huli huli chicken can be made in the oven or on the stovetop. If doing in the oven, bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Baste and turn as you would on the grill.

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huli huli chicken on a baking sheet

Huli Huli Chicken

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
Huli Huli chicken is a delicious Hawaiian BBQ recipe, marinated in huli huli sauce and then slowly roasted on a grill.  
serves: 8 servings
Prep:10 minutes minutes
Cook:20 minutes minutes
Total:30 minutes minutes
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Ingredients

  • 4 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs (or breasts)
  • 12 oz. pineapple juice
  • 1/2 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/3 cup ketchup
  • 1 tsp minced fresh garlic
  • 1 tsp minced fresh ginger
  • 1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
  • green onion chopped for garnish

Instructions

  • Mix together all ingredients but chicken, cornstarch and green onion.
  • Set aside 1 cup of marinade.
  • Pour remaining marinade over chicken in a bowl or zippered plastic bag and refrigerate for 3 hours to overnight.
  • In a sauce pan combine 1 cup of reserved marinade and cornstarch, stir and heat until thickened.
  • Discard marinade from chicken.
  • Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cook on each side, turning several times and brushing chicken with thickened marinade after each turn. Grill until cooked through and glaze has thickened.
  • Garnish with green onions
  • If doing in the oven bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Baste and turn as youl would on the grill.

Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 401kcal (20%) Carbohydrates: 24g (8%) Protein: 52g (104%) Fat: 9g (14%) Saturated Fat: 3g (19%) Cholesterol: 143mg (48%) Sodium: 759mg (33%) Potassium: 999mg (29%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 20g (22%) Vitamin A: 51IU (1%) Vitamin C: 5mg (6%) Calcium: 35mg (4%) Iron: 2mg (11%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Main Dish
Cuisine:American, Polynesian
huli huli chicken on a baking sheet
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  1. Carly Schaeffer says

    Posted on 3/26 at 6:09 am

    My favorite huli huli chicken recipe! I double the marinade to make a sauce for the chicken after by reducing it the a thicker sauce.

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  2. Lorie says

    Posted on 8/15 at 10:13 pm

    Excellent!

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  3. Chris says

    Posted on 11/13 at 8:54 am

    Great chicken !

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