Hawaiian Huli Huli Chicken
Photography Courtesy National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Featured in Summer 2023
Ingredients
Sauce
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoons orange juice
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 teaspoon minced garlic about 1 clove
Chicken
12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast (about 2 large), cut into 1-inch cubes (about 24 cubes)
1 cup diced fresh pineapple about 24 pieces
8 wooden skewers 6 inches each, soaked in water
Instructions
Sauce
- Combine ketchup, soy sauce, honey, orange juice, garlic, and ginger; mix well. Separate into two bowls.
Chicken
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Alternately thread three chicken cubes and three pineapple chunks on each skewer.
- Grill skewers 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Brush or spoon sauce from one bowl onto chicken and pineapple every other minute. Discard remaining sauce from first bowl.
- To prevent chicken from drying out, finish cooking to minimum internal temperature of 165ºF in oven. Using a clean brush or spoon, coat with sauce from remaining bowl before serving. Makes 4 servings.
Recipe courtesy National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
