Grilled Huli Huli Chicken
I got this grilled 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
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup ketchup
- 3/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/3 cup sherry or chicken broth
- 2-1/2 teaspoons minced fresh gingerroot
- 1-1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 24 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 5 pounds)
Reviews
This is such a great recipe!! I prepared this for a pool party we had and everyone loved it!
Huge hit at a lunch party I hosted this past weekend. Only 5 of us eating, so I scaled back to 3 lbs. of chicken but still made the full amount of marinade and had plenty. Like others, I decided to use 1/4 c. less soy sauce and add 1/4 c. pineapple juice. I thought we would have tons of leftovers, but only 2 pieces remained at the end.
I prepared this for our Boy Scouts, Troop 205 for 25 people at Camp Cherokee , and there was none left, they have been asking when will I make it again, I gave 9 parents the recipe. I also did 1/4 lite soy sauce and added 1/4 pineapple juice. I love it. I will be making the again.
Cut back 1/4 on the soy sauce and add 1/4 cup of pineapple juice. Original Island Huli Huli always includes pineapple juice.
Cut back 1/4 on the soy sauce and add 1/4 cup of pineapple juice. Original Island Huli Huli always includes pineapple juice.
I made this recipe using both chicken thighs and breasts and I like the taste of the chicken breasts the best. They seemed to absorb more of the marinade and the flavor was very bright. I thought the flavor was a little subdued in the thigh meat.
Have made this many times and is normally one of the recipes i prepare while stocking up my freezer. So yummy!!!
at the end let it sit in 2 tbs of butter and green onions chopped .. winning!!
This was not as sweet as I was hoping for. The taste of the soy sauce was a little overpowering (and I did use the lite soy sauce). Might try again and alter it slightly.
I use sweet baby Ray's BBQ sauce instead of ketchup to give it a more sweet and smokey flavor, but other than that I keep it the same. Always gets high praise from freinds and family at cookouts!