Barbecue season is the best time of the year. Not only does it mean outdoor cooking it also means perfectly grilled meats flavorful marinades and tons of ways to experiment and make this year’s chicken and burgers taste better than last year’s. If you’re looking for something new to pair with that grilled chicken or shrimp skewers skip the barbecue sauce and replace it with Huli Huli sauce.
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Huli Huli Sauce Recipe – How to Make Huli Huli Sauce – Homemade & Easy
Huli Huli chicken is a popular Hawaiian dish that dates back to 1955 when it was invented by a man named Ernest Morgado. “Huli” is Hawaiian for “turn” because the chicken is meant to be flipped halfway through the cooking process. Huli Huli sauce is essentially a marinade-like sauce made with pineapple juice soy sauce and brown sugar. There are variations on it (some people swap out the pineapple juice for lime juice or the brown sugar for honey for example) but at its core it’s a sweet yet savory marinade that takes chicken to the next level — and it can make a great substitute for barbecue sauce.
While barbecue sauce recipes can vary by region or state in the U.S. barbecue sauces often have a vinegary or acidic element that makes them tangy—sometimes with a hint of sweetness like the addition of brown sugar. And while it’s great on chicken it lacks the sweet-and-savory balance that Huli Huli sauce provides thanks to its emphasis on pineapple juice. In addition to the three main ingredients some Huli Huli sauce recipes also call for ingredients like Worcestershire or apple cider vinegar and ketchup. Seasonings vary but anything like garlic powder or paprika can also be used to build flavor in the sauce.
There’s no perfect ratio for the pineapple juice soy sauce or brown sugar so if you’re making it at home experiment. Start with equal amounts of all three then build on the flavors you want to emphasize. Once you’ve got that down you can add other ingredients for a bit of acidity or depth like vinegar ketchup or Worcestershire sauce plus your favorite spices.
