Huli Huli Chicken on the Grill

Name: Huli Huli Chicken on the Grill
Prep time: 2 h 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 bay leaves; 1 Tbsp cayenne pepper; 3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed; 2 Tbsps garlic powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 710 milliliters ice; 1 lemon, juiced; 118 milliliters ketchup; 237 milliliters kosher salt; 2 Tbsps kosher salt; 118 milliliters light brown sugar; 1 Tbsp onion powder; 1 Tbsp paprika; 4 servings Freshly cracked black pepper; 237 milliliters pineapple juice; 2 Tbsps sherry vinegar; 118 milliliters soy sauce; 118 milliliters sugar; 2 kilograms whole chicken

Huli Huli Chicken on the Grill is a gluten free and dairy free main course. This recipe makes 4 servings with 911 calories, 56g of protein, and 42g of fat each. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up sherry vinegar, kosher salt, garlic, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

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Begin by placing the whole chicken, breast-side down, on the preparation surface. Using kitchen shears, remove the backbone by cutting up from the tailbone to the neck on both sides. Open the bird, remove the breastbone and wishbone. Make small cuts on both sides below the thighs to tuck the wings under so you have a flattened "spatchcock" chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Chicken Wings

To a small saucepan, add 1 cup water, the salt, sugar, bay leaves and garlic cloves. Bring to a simmer to dissolve the salt and sugar. Once at a simmer, turn off the heat and add the ice. Once the liquid is cool, place into a resealable bag over a bowl and add the chicken to the brine, making sure it is completely submersed. Allow to brine in the fridge for 1 hour.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Bay Leaves

Whole Chicken

Brine

Sugar

Water

Salt

Ice

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Sauce Pan

Bowl

In a small saucepot over medium-low heat, combine the pineapple juice, ketchup, soy sauce and sherry vinegar. Once the liquid simmers, whisk in the brown sugar and ginger. Continue to simmer until the liquid begins to thicken, about 5 minutes.

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Pineapple Juice

Sherry Vinegar

Brown Sugar

Soy Sauce

Ketchup

Ginger

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Pot

Whisk

Remove from the heat and let stand (or prepare ahead and refrigerate until ready for use). Once ready for use, reserve about a cup to serve.

Preheat a grill to medium heat.

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Grill

Remove the chicken from the brine and pat dry. Thoroughly mix the garlic powder, salt, paprika, cayenne, onion powder, cumin and some black pepper together in a small bowl. Coat the chicken with the dry rub, making sure to sprinkle well inside the cavity.

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Garlic Powder

Black Pepper

Onion Powder

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Whole Chicken

Paprika

Brine

Cumin

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bowl

Lay the chicken flat on the preparation surface, making a neat, rectangular package with the thighs tucked next to the breasts and the wings inserted into the slits.

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Whole Chicken

Chicken Wings

Secure the chicken in a medium rectangular wire-mesh grilling basket and set over an open grill flame. Char with the breast side down first, 7 to 8 minutes. Turn once and continue to grill, bone-side down for another 15 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Bone

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Grill

Continue to turn as it cooks so it doesn't burn and it replicates the Huli Huli machine cooking process. Squeeze the lemon juice over the chicken as you turn it. Finish by alternating sides until the chicken is thoroughly browned, the skin is crispy and a digital instant-read thermometer tucked under the breast confirms the internal temperature is 165 degrees F. The total cook time will be 35 to 40 minutes. With a heat-resistant silicone pastry brush, glaze the chicken with the Huli Huli sauce the last 5 minutes.

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Lemon Juice