Seasoned with a ginger-spiked sweet and smoky sauce, this huli huli chicken recipe is the best way to channel those Hawaiian vibes directly to your kitchen.
Ingredients
- Sesame oil
- Fresh ginger
- Fresh garlic
- Low sodium soy sauce
- Rice vinegar
- Brown sugar
- Ketchup
- Smoked paprika
- Cornstarch
How to Make Grilled Huli Huli Chicken
Make the huli huli chicken marinade in a small saucepan. Sauté ginger and garlic in sesame oil, then add soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, ketchup and smoked paprika. Whisk in a simple cornstarch-water slurry. To thicken the sauce, bring it to a boil and simmer on low until the sauce can coat the back of a wooden spoon. Set aside the huli huli sauce to cool.
Marinate the chicken in the huli huli sauce. Keep 1/2 cup of the homemade huli huli sauce for basting, and toss the rest of the sauce in a big bowl with the chicken thighs to marinate for up to four hours.
Grill the huli huli chicken. Grill it for about 5 minutes. Turn the chicken thighs, and grill for another five minutes. Baste the chicken thighs with the huli huli sauce, flip and grill it for another two minutes. Baste the chicken thigh pieces again, flip them and grill until the chicken is cooked through. It’s done when you see an internal temperature of 165°F on an instant read thermometer.
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