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Two pieces of Air Fryer Huli Huli Chicken on a glass plate with a side of rice and broccoli.

Air fryer Huli Huli Chicken

Delicious chicken you can easily prep ahead of time and have cooked in 18 minutes!
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Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 18 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Hawaiian
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • Air Fryer

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs. chicken thighs

Marinade Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ¾ cup soy sauce
  • ¾ cup ketchup
  • ½ cup pineapple purée
  • 3 tbsp. ground ginger
  • 3 tbsp. minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp. chili flakes

Instructions
 

  • Measure out all the ingredients.
    All the ingredients for this Air Fryer Huli Huli Chicken Recipe measured out individually in individual small bowls.
  • Add soy sauce, ketchup, pineapple purée, ginger, garlic, and chili flakes to a blender cup.
    All the Air Fryer Huli Huli Chicken sauce ingredients sitting in a blender cup.
  • Blend until smooth.
    The Air Fryer Huli Huli Chicken sauce blended and sitting in a blender cup.
  • Marinate your chicken thighs in this sauce mixture for at least three hours if not overnight. Remember to only use half the sauce and reserve the other half (untouched by the raw chicken), for basting after cooking.
    Chicken in a glass casserole dish, marinating in sauce.
  • Add your chicken thighs to your air fryer. Depending on how many thighs you’re cooking you may need to do a couple of batches. Do not overcrowd your thighs.
    Raw chicken in an air fryer, basted with sauce.
  • Cook at 380° for 18 minutes or until internal temp reaches 165°. Flip after 9 minutes.
    Two cooked pieces of chicken sitting in an air fryer basket.
  • Brush on the reserved sauce and garnish Serve your chicken thighs over rice, noodles, or vegetables.
    An overhead view of two pieces of Air Fryer Huli Huli Chicken, rice and broccoli sitting on a glass plate.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition data given here is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.
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