{"id":110157,"date":"2026-05-08T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/?p=110157"},"modified":"2026-06-09T09:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:11:28","slug":"huli-huli-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/huli-huli-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaiian Huli Huli Chicken for the Grill"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Marinating is essential to juicy, flavorful chicken on the grill. This Hawaiian recipe does it in a way that\u2019s perfectly sweet and sticky.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What You\u2019ll Need:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

1 small thumb ginger (about 1 inch)
2 cloves garlic
1\/2 cup ketchup
1\/2 cup soy sauce
1\/3 cup packed brown sugar
1\/4 cup pineapple juice
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
3 lb chicken thighs, wings, and\/or drumsticks
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SERVES: 6 PEOPLE
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Peel and finely grate the ginger and garlic. In a large bowl, whisk together the ketchup, soy sauce, packed brown sugar, pineapple juice, rice vinegar, ginger, and garlic. Reserve 1\/3 c of mixture and set aside.<\/p>

Add chicken to remaining marinade and toss to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let chicken marinate in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours or up to overnight, turning once.<\/p>

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Huli huli was first popularized at Hawaiian community barbecues in the 1950s and has remained a fixture. It's marinated in soy sauce, ketchup, and brown sugar for a savory-sweet glaze. \u201cHuli\" is Hawaiian for flip. Shout it every time you turn the chicken on the grill!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Marinating is essential to juicy, flavorful chicken on the grill. This Hawaiian recipe does it in a way that\u2019s perfectly sweet and sticky. Shop the recipe What You\u2019ll Need: 1 small thumb ginger (about 1 inch)2 cloves garlic1\/2 cup ketchup1\/2 cup soy sauce1\/3 cup packed brown sugar1\/4 cup pineapple juice3 tablespoons rice vinegar3 lb chicken thighs, wings, and\/or drumsticksOil for greasing the grill SERVES: 6 PEOPLE What To Do: Peel and finely grate the ginger and garlic. In a large bowl, whisk together the ketchup, soy sauce, packed brown sugar, pineapple juice, rice vinegar, ginger, and garlic. Reserve 1\/3 c of mixture and set aside. Add chicken to remaining marinade and toss to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and let chicken marinate in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours or up to overnight, turning once. When ready to cook, oil the grates and heat the grill to medium. Grill chicken until cooked through, 5-7 minutes per side, basting with the reserved marinade as it cooks. Shop the recipe An island take on BBQ Huli huli was first popularized at Hawaiian community barbecues in the 1950s and has remained a fixture. It’s marinated in soy sauce, ketchup, and brown sugar for a savory-sweet glaze. \u201cHuli” is Hawaiian for flip. Shout it every time you turn the chicken on the grill!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69275,"featured_media":110158,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2736,3300,2732],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner-recipes-2","category-poultry","category-recipes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110157"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110174,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110157\/revisions\/110174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freshdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}