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Huli Huli Chicken

Huli Huli Chicken an island favorite tweaked for a quick and easy meal. Instead of grilling chicken marinaded in a pineapple-soy marinade, the chicken and marinade components go in the Instant Pot.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time17 minutes
Course: chicken, dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Asian-American, Hawaiian
Keyword: Carnitas in an Instant Pot, Huli Huli Chicken
Servings: 6 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Instant Pot

Ingredients

Da Main Ingredient

  • 6 bone in chicken thighs ..you can use boneless, skinless thighs approximately 2 pounds

Instant Pot Marinade

  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • ½ cup Shoyu or ponzu sauce
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup ketchup
  • ¼ cup chicken broth or dry sherry
  • 2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger root
  • 1½ teaspoons minced garlic

Thickener

  • Cornstarch Slurry 1T cornstarch + 2 T cold water

Garnish

  • 4-5 stalks green onions sliced at an angle for garnish
  • Roasted sesame seeds

Instructions

  • In your IP Pot, whisk together pineapple juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, ketchup, chicken broth, ginger and garlic
  • Add chicken to the pot.
  • Close and seal your pot. Set your pot to Poultry, Pressure Cook or Manual for 11 minutes and allow a 10 minute NPR
  • Remove and place your chicken on a jelly roll pan lined with foil.
  • Set your pot to sauté, when the sauce begins to boil add the cornstarch slurry a little at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
  • Baste the thickened sauce over the chicken
  • Set your oven to broil.
  • Broil the chicken for 5 to 7 minutes or until some of the sauce caramelizes.
  • You could also put them on the grill...baste often
  • Transfer chicken to a serving dish and garnish with green onion