Hawaiian BBQ Huli Huli (Printable Version)
# What You'll Need:
→ Chicken and Marinade
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4-5 pounds thighs of chicken without skin or bones
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½ cup tightly packed brown sugar (light)
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½ cup tomato ketchup
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½ cup mild soy sauce
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½ cup juice from canned pineapple
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1 tablespoon ginger (minced or paste form)
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1 tablespoon garlic (minced or paste form)
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3 tablespoons vinegar from apple cider
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½ teaspoon ground cumin
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½ teaspoon black pepper (coarsely ground)
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½ teaspoon paprika (your choice of sweet or smoky)
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1 whole pineapple or drained can of pineapple slices
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½ cup green onions sliced thinly for topping
# How to Make It:
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Wash the chicken thighs and dry them with paper towels.
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Throw brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, juice from pineapple, ginger, garlic, apple cider vinegar, cumin, pepper, and paprika in a big bowl or ziplock bag. Stir everything together well.
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Take out ½ cup of your sauce mix and put it aside for later use.
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Put your chicken thighs in with the leftover sauce. Make sure all pieces are covered in the mix. Seal it up and stick it in the fridge for at least 4 hours but you can leave it overnight too.
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Fire up your grill to about 400°F (medium-high) and wipe a bit of oil on the grates.
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Lay chicken on the hot grill and don't touch it for 10 minutes. Then flip and cook another 10 minutes or until it reads 165°F inside. Throw away any sauce that touched raw chicken.
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When chicken's halfway done, toss pineapple rings on the grill too. Cook till they're golden on both sides.
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Swipe that saved sauce over your cooked chicken. You can pop it under a broiler for a minute or warm up the sauce in a small pot to make it thicker first.
# Additional Tips:
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Any chicken you don't eat can go in the fridge for 1-2 days or in the freezer for a month if it wasn't frozen before.
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Want it sweeter? Just add more sugar to your sauce mix.
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Make sure to scrape your grill before cooking so extra sauce doesn't cause flames.
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Bigger chicken pieces or ones with bones will need more time to cook through.