amazing chicken! Here is a conversion table for future use. Platter of Huli Huli Hawaiian chicken pictured with macaroni salad. Generously baste chicken on both sides with Huli Huli sauce and continue to cook until the sauce has set and the chicken reaches an internal temperature of a minimum of 165º. The Huli Huli Chicken recipe was born around 1955, in Hawaii, when Ernest Mogado and Mike Asagi began grilling chicken in a sauce similar to teriyaki sauce. AMAZING!! You are right, I missed the cumin when typing out the recipe. The video mentions cumin in the rub but it's not listed on the recipe. Reduce to a simmer and cook until reduced and thickened, 10-15 minutes. Combine hot water, bay leaves, salt, sugar, garlic and mix until dissolved. Thank you so much for pointing that out to me! Glad you enjoyed it!Larry. What if I don't have kosher salt? I made the recipe tonight (didn't brine due to time) but it still was quite simply the best chicken I've ever had. Approximately 45 minutes.. Whole chicken - around 2 kg (4.4 lb) Huli Huli Sauce. I cut the cayenne back to 1/2 teaspoon because my wife cannot eat spicy, but it was still great! It is a lot of salt, more than the usual 1/4 cup per quart of water for a brine. http://www.mortonsalt.com/for-your-home/culinary-salts/salt-conversion-chart. Larry, wow! How much regular salt would I use? Great recipe though, I enjoyed making this! 1 cup pineapple juice 1/2 cup tomato sauce (ketchup) 1/2 cup dark soy sauce 2 tbsp malt vinegar 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 tsp ground ginger Huli Huli chicken dry rub. Preheat grill with 1 small piece of apple wood (or kiawe wood) to 350º. “Huli” means “turn” in Hawaiian, and refers to the traditional method of cooking this with a grilling basket, turning it over hot coals. In 1955, Ernest Morgado of Pacific Poultry barbecued his version of teriyaki chicken for a farmers gathering. Thanks for watching! Generously baste chicken on both sides with Huli Huli sauce and continue to cook until the sauce has set and the chicken reaches an internal temperature of a minimum of 165º. I have heard Hawaiian salt is a better use. About how much...a teaspoon or so? Thank you for giving it a try! The chicken was such a hit, it became a favorite Hawaii fundraiser, raising perhaps millions over the ensuing years for schools, softball teams and hula halau (hula groups). cup of salt! Ensure chicken is submerged. I did not flip as suggested, cooked indirect for 30 minutes on grill dome then direct and it worked fine, flipped twice. Add cold water, ice and chicken. LOL Larry. Huli-Huli Chicken is one of those great "only-in-Hawaii" foods. sounds like a killer recipe, gonna try it tonight. Amazing. Thank you Doug! https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/grilled-huli-huli-chicken I need to hire a new editor!! It's a stronger brine because the chicken is brined for a short period. They used a make-shift spit and yelled “huli” which means “turn” every time they flipped the chicken and then basted it in the huli huli sauce. You can make a standard brine if you would like to brine longer (8+ hours). Use 3/4 cup of table salt. 2 tbsp garlic powder 1 tbsp salt (or less if preferred) 1 tbsp cayenne pepper Glad you and your wife enjoyed it!!Larry. Combine all ingredients in a medium sauce pan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Whew that cayenne spiced it up, I think next time I make this is will skip the rub and just use the sauce... for the kids lol. This tropical recipe is all about the marinade – … 5 to 6 pound - Whole Chicken (split in half) see video. Thank YOU!! Approximately 45 minutes.. Thank you! Yes! Grill Chicken over direct heat until it reaches 160º, flipping every 5 minutes. Yes, 1 tsp. If so how much should I use? Hawaiian Huli Huli chicken marinade. Grill Chicken over direct heat until it reaches 160º, flipping every 5 minutes. The recipe Cut chickens apart using poultry shears and separate the back of the chicken by cutting out the spine. :), 3 Award Winning Wolfe Rub BBQ Rub Recipes. doug.