Huli huli chicken is a savory Hawaiian dish that tantalizes the taste buds with its smoky, sweet, and tangy flavors. Originating from the islands of Maui and Oahu, this delectable dish is characterized by its irresistible grilled chicken basted in a luscious sauce made from a harmonious blend of soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, and a touch of ginger. The chicken is grilled to perfection, achieving a crispy, charred exterior while remaining succulent and tender on the inside. Huli huli chicken is a staple at Hawaiian luaus and backyard gatherings, capturing the essence of the islands' vibrant culinary heritage.
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GRILLED HULI HULI CHICKEN
I got this grilled huli huli chicken recipe from a friend while living in Hawaii. It sizzles with the flavors of brown sugar, ginger and soy sauce. Huli means "turn" in Hawaiian. This sweet and savory glaze is fantastic on pork chops, too. -Sharon Boling, San Diego, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small bowl, mix the first 6 ingredients. Reserve 1-1/3 cups for basting; cover and refrigerate. Divide remaining marinade between 2 large shallow dishes. Add 12 chicken thighs to each; turn to coat. Refrigerate, covered, for 8 hours or overnight., Drain chicken, discarding marinade. , Grill chicken, covered, on an oiled rack over medium heat for 6-8 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 170°; baste occasionally with reserved marinade during the last 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 391 calories, Fat 16g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 151mg cholesterol, Sodium 651mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 43g protein.
HULI HULI CHICKEN
'Huli Huli Chicken' (turn, turn) was invented by Ernest Morgado when he cooked teriyaki chicken for a group of farmers in 1955. This has been a Hawaiian staple with sticky rice ever since. This is my family's version of Huli Huli Chicken. Use aji mirin (sweet rice wine) in place of sherry if desired.
Provided by Mama Smith
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Whole Chicken Recipes
Time 4h45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Rinse chicken pieces and pat dry with paper towels. Combine pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, sherry, ginger, garlic, green onions, and dry mustard in a large resealable plastic bag, stirring the marinade until brown sugar has dissolved. Place chicken pieces into the bag, squeeze out air, seal bag, and lomi (massage) bag to coat chicken with marinade. Refrigerate at least 4 hours to overnight.
- Move an oven rack 6 inches from heat source and preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Remove chicken from marinade and arrange chicken, skin sides up, on a broiler pan.
- Bake chicken in preheated oven until browned on both sides and the juices run clear, turning every 10 minutes, 30 to 45 minutes. Baste with remaining marinade after each turning. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest piece of chicken, not touching bone, should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 526.8 calories, Carbohydrate 23.6 g, Cholesterol 145.5 mg, Fat 25.8 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 47.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 1204 mg, Sugar 19.3 g
HULI HULI BBQ CHICKEN
Jumped out at me while leafing through the August '08 issue of "Cuisine at Home." According to the article, this grilled chicken is cooked and sold from roadside stands in Hawaii. I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds wonderful. At first sight it looks like a lot of work, but I bet it isn't. Just a lot of ingredients. If you make it before me, let us all know how it is, O.K?
Provided by Suzie
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 2h15m
Yield 8 drumsticks, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl.
- Place drumsticks in half the pineapple juice mixture in a large resealable plastic bag; refrigerate 1 hour.
- Reduce remaining mixture in a saucepan over medium-high heat until thickened; set aside for basting.
- Preheat grill to high.
- When hot, turn off one burner, leaving the other lit.
- Remove drumsticks from marinade.
- Arrange on UNLIT portion of the grill.
- Cook chicken to an internal temperature of 165 degrees (about 40 minutes).
- Baste with reserved glaze regularly.
- Turn after 20 minutes; continue basting until done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 847.3, Fat 47.5, SaturatedFat 12.3, Cholesterol 277.2, Sodium 1446.5, Carbohydrate 40.2, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 34.1, Protein 63.4
HULI HULI CHICKEN ON THE GRILL
Steps:
- Begin by placing the whole chicken, breast-side down, on the preparation surface. Using kitchen shears, remove the backbone by cutting up from the tailbone to the neck on both sides. Open the bird, remove the breastbone and wishbone. Make small cuts on both sides below the thighs to tuck the wings under so you have a flattened "spatchcock" chicken.
- To a small saucepan, add 1 cup water, the salt, sugar, bay leaves and garlic cloves. Bring to a simmer to dissolve the salt and sugar. Once at a simmer, turn off the heat and add the ice. Once the liquid is cool, place into a resealable bag over a bowl and add the chicken to the brine, making sure it is completely submersed. Allow to brine in the fridge for 1 hour.
- In a small saucepot over medium-low heat, combine the pineapple juice, ketchup, soy sauce and sherry vinegar. Once the liquid simmers, whisk in the brown sugar and ginger. Continue to simmer until the liquid begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand (or prepare ahead and refrigerate until ready for use). Once ready for use, reserve about a cup to serve.
- Preheat a grill to medium heat.
- Remove the chicken from the brine and pat dry. Thoroughly mix the garlic powder, salt, paprika, cayenne, onion powder, cumin and some black pepper together in a small bowl. Coat the chicken with the dry rub, making sure to sprinkle well inside the cavity. Lay the chicken flat on the preparation surface, making a neat, rectangular package with the thighs tucked next to the breasts and the wings inserted into the slits.
- Secure the chicken in a medium rectangular wire-mesh grilling basket and set over an open grill flame. Char with the breast side down first, 7 to 8 minutes. Turn once and continue to grill, bone-side down for another 15 minutes.
- Continue to turn as it cooks so it doesn't burn and it replicates the Huli Huli machine cooking process. Squeeze the lemon juice over the chicken as you turn it. Finish by alternating sides until the chicken is thoroughly browned, the skin is crispy and a digital instant-read thermometer tucked under the breast confirms the internal temperature is 165 degrees F. The total cook time will be 35 to 40 minutes. With a heat-resistant silicone pastry brush, glaze the chicken with the Huli Huli sauce the last 5 minutes. Remove from the basket and allow the chicken to rest for 6 to 8 minutes.
- Carve the chicken into breasts, thighs and wings. Arrange on a large serving dish alongside the reserved Huli Huli sauce.
HULI-HULI CHICKEN THIGHS
Hawaiian huli-huli chicken is all about the marinade-slash-sauce, which was created as a shortcut version of homemade teriyaki sauce. Made with pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar and ketchup, it's sweet, sour and packs a little kick of heat -- the perfect flavor combo for grilled meats. Because boneless, skinless chicken thighs cook in about half the time as the bone-in variety (the traditional choice), here we give the sauce a head start by reducing it on the stovetop before using it to baste the chicken.
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 4h40m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Whisk together the pineapple juice, soy sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, red pepper flakes, garlic, ginger and 1/2 cup water in a large bowl or baking dish to combine. Season with black pepper.
- Remove 1 1/2 cups of the marinade and add to a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until slightly thickened, 6 to 9 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl and let cool, then cover and refrigerate until ready to grill.
- Place the chicken thighs in the remaining marinade in the large bowl, turning to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.
- Prepare a grill or grill pan for medium-high heat. Lightly oil the hot grill grates with vegetable oil. Remove the chicken thighs from the marinade, letting the excess drip back into the bowl, place on the grill (see Cook's Note) and season with salt and pepper. Grill, basting with the sauce frequently, until the chicken is charred and registers 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, 5 to 8 minutes per side. The sauce should caramelize and turn a deep red color. Transfer the chicken to a plate.
- Drizzle the pineapple with the olive oil and rub to coat evenly. Grill until charred and lightly caramelized, 4 to 5 minutes per side.
- Serve the chicken with the pineapple and garnish with the scallions.
AUTHENTIC HAWAIIAN HULI HULI CHICKEN
I love this chicken. You know when people are fighting for the last piece of chicken that you've made a pretty tasty dish. When I lived in Hawaii they sold this on the side of the road and the aroma of this dish is like no other!
Provided by K-Jon Chef
Categories Whole Chicken
Time 10h
Yield 10 , 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Brine chicken: Combine water and soy sauce in large bowl. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium high heat until shimmering. Add garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in soy sauce mixture. Add chicken and refrigerate, covered, for at least one hour or up to eight hours, not longer cuz it will get salty.
- glaze: Combine pineapple juice, sugar, soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, garlic, ginger, and chili garlic sauce in empty saucepan and bring boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until thick and syrupy (you should have about one cup), 20 to 25 minutes.
- Remove chicken from brine and pat dry with paper towels. Arrange chicken skin side up on grill. Grill until well browned not burned, now flip with skin side down, and brown skin until done. Transfer chicken to platter, brush with half of glaze,(other half for dipping) and let rest 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 781.8, Fat 30.7, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 185.6, Sodium 9418.6, Carbohydrate 47.5, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 33.6, Protein 78.8
GRILLED HULI HULI CHICKEN
This popular Hawaiian chicken is a favorite at my BBQ's. Huli means "turn". The barbeque sauce for this dish is flavored with pineapple juice, soy sauce, sherry, and ginger.
Provided by Chef Russ
Time 50m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Mix ketchup, soy sauce, brown sugar, chicken broth, sherry, pineapple juice concentrate, garlic, ginger, and Worcestershire in a bowl. Brush over the chicken pieces and reserve any remaining sauce.
- Place chicken on the preheated grill. Cook, brushing with sauce and turning repeatedly, until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 462.8 calories, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 149.6 mg, Fat 24.1 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 47.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 574.8 mg, Sugar 8.4 g
Tips:
- Choose the right chicken. Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs or breasts are best for this recipe. The bones and skin help to keep the chicken moist and flavorful.
- Make sure the chicken is well-coated in the marinade. The marinade helps to flavor the chicken and keep it moist. Be sure to coat the chicken evenly on all sides.
- Cook the chicken over medium heat. This will help to prevent the chicken from burning and ensure that it cooks evenly.
- Don't overcrowd the pan or grill. If you overcrowd the pan or grill, the chicken will not cook evenly. Make sure there is enough space between the pieces of chicken so that they can cook evenly.
- Baste the chicken with the marinade while it is cooking. This will help to keep the chicken moist and flavorful.
- Let the chicken rest before serving. This will help the chicken to retain its juices and flavor.
Conclusion:
Huli huli chicken is a delicious and flavorful dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be cooked on the grill, in the oven, or in a skillet. This versatile dish can be served with rice, vegetables, or your favorite sides. Whether you are looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special dish for a party, huli huli chicken is sure to please everyone.
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