Grilled Huli Huli Chicken

Grilled Huli Huli Chicken

Grilled Huli Huli Chicken

This is a great pineapple/soy sauce based marinade that works wonderfully with chicken, pork, fish, and other seafood. I had a couple of lbs. of drumsticks laying around in my freezer, so they got the marinade treatment. You can use any chicken parts, or even a whole chicken. If using parts, I recommend using all the same parts because they cook at different rates. Make it easy on yourself. I also can’t stress enough, like on many of my recipes, USE BONE-IN CHICKEN!!! Respect the animal. I really don’t care if you have little kids. Teach them to eat like the rest of the world. Your chicken will be much juicier. No room to sacrifice juiciness.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Marinating Time8 hours
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Hawaiian
Keyword: American, Chicken, Hawaiian, main course
Author: Alex Gorgos

Equipment

  • chimney starter
  • charcoal
  • charcoal grill
  • grill brush

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs chicken drumsticks butterflied
  • 1/2 cup pineapple juice
  • 5 garlic cloves minced
  • 4 tbsp honey
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp ginger grated

Instructions

  • Mix together all of the marinade ingredients.
    Hawaiian, main course, chicken
  • Add the chicken parts to a gallon sized storage bag. Pour in the marinade. Marinate for at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.
    Hawaiian, main course, chicken
  • Start your charcoal in the chimney starter until they are gray. Pour in the grill and place on the grate. Place the drumsticks over the charcoal. Save the marinade.
  • Sear for 5 minutes, then flip the drumsticks. Grill for 5 minutes
  • While the chicken is grilling, place the reserved marinade in a small pot over medium high heat and reduce down for 5 minutes.
  • Brush the top side of the chicken with the reduced marinade. Continue grilling for 5 minutes.
  • Flip the chicken. Brush with the remaining marinade. Grill for 5 more minutes.