Hawaiian BBQ sauce is a sweet, tangy, spicy, and savory sauce for marinating chicken, meat for BBQ, and glazed meat in the huli huli style. This dark brownish red sauce makes the famous Hawaiian huli huli chicken.
The favorite Hawaiian sauce may have pineapple pulp, slices, or juice. The tangy family of condiments like ketchup, spicy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce balances the sweet flavor of light brown sugar. It is also called “Huli Huli Sauce.”
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What is Huli Huli Sauce
Huli huli sauce (Hawaiian BBQ sauce) is a famous dish for making glazed meat and marinades. The word huli means “turn or flip” in Hawaiian, which is related to turning, rotating, and basting the chicken while cooking. It is similar to teriyaki sauce but different in flavor and ingredients.
Why Will You Love This Sauce?
- Get the exotic Hawaiian flavors in your cooking with this sauce.
- It is much cheaper and better than any store-bought sauce.
- There is no need to follow complicated steps, but it easily comes together in three simple steps.
- There is no kitchen mess while making this huli huli sauce recipe.
- It adds a tropical, exotic, sweet, and spicy flavor to your favorite dishes and takes BBQ to the next level.
- It’s great for the backyard BBQ parties or open fire cooking.
- It is excellent for grilling, searing, braising, basting, pan frying, and sautéing the meat.
- It is prepared in no time and makes it the most fantastic BBQ sauce ever!
Ingredients for Hawaiian Barbecue Sauce
- Pineapple: Chop one cup of pineapple slices. You can use pineapple juice or its pulp to make the sauce. If you use juice, the only difference is in the consistency of the sauce. Use pulp, juice, or fresh slices, whatever consistency you prefer.
- Light brown sugar: The sweets and mild notes in the sauce are added by light brown sugar (3/4 cup). I would not recommend dark brown sugar because the sauce will get its distinctive dark brownish red color from soy sauce, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Ketchup: Take half a cup of simple tomato ketchup.
- Garlic: It will give a garlicky aroma to the sauce.
- Soy sauce: Take 2 tablespoons of low-sodium soy sauce.
- Worcestershire sauce: Take 2 tbsp of W sauce for a unique savory flavor.
- Cayenne pepper: A quarter tsp of cayenne pepper powder for the hot and spicy flavor in the sauce balances with sweet notes. You can ground chili, chili flakes, or paprika if you can’t find cayenne pepper powder.
- Ginger: A tsp of ginger also adds aroma to the sauce.
Instructions
1.Blend the Sauce
Put all the ingredients in the blender and blend for 3 minutes at medium speed until the pineapple and other ingredients form a silky-smooth paste without lumps.
2.Cook the Sauce
Grab a saucepan and put the blended sauce in it. Warm it up on medium-low heat and bring it to a simmer for 3-4 minutes. Cool it to room temperature, and the sauce is ready to serve.
3.Try it in BBQ, meat, and steaks
Season your chicken, steak, BBQ, Meat chops, and ribs, and enjoy the homemade huli huli sauce on your favorite savory dishes. Put the remaining sauce in an airtight bottle and refrigerate for 3 weeks.
The Variations
Hawaiian Huli Huli BBQ sauce allows different variations, such as sesame oil, siracha, rice vinegar, kosher salt, orange concentrate, or lemon juice. The ingredients I use are the specific ingredients that give the sauce its iconic taste.
Storage
Hawaiian barbeque sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight bottle and used for 3 weeks. If it becomes smelly, discard it.
PrintHawaiian BBQ Sauce Huli Huli Style in Just 3 Easy Steps
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 bottle 1x
Description
Hawaiian BBQ sauce is a sweet, tangy, spicy, and savory sauce for marinating chicken, meat for BBQ, and glazed meat in the huli huli style. This dark brownish red sauce makes the famous Hawaiian huli huli chicken.
The favorite Hawaiian sauce may have pineapple pulp, slices, or juice. The tangy family of condiments like ketchup, spicy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce balances the sweet flavor of light brown sugar. It is also called “Huli Huli Sauce.”
Ingredients
- 1 cup pineapple, chopped
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup ketchup
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tbsp of soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper powder
- 1 tsp ground ginger
Instructions
- Blend the Sauce: Put all the ingredients in the blender and blend for 3 minutes at medium speed until the pineapple and other ingredients form a silky-smooth paste without lumps.
- Cook the Sauce: Grab a saucepan and put the blended sauce in it. Warm it up on medium-low heat and bring it to a simmer for 3-4 minutes. Cool it to room temperature, and the sauce is ready to serve.
- Try it in BBQ, Meat, and Steaks: Season your chicken, steak, BBQ, Meat chops, and ribs, and enjoy the homemade huli huli sauce on your favorite savory dishes. Put the remaining sauce in an airtight bottle and refrigerate for 3 weeks.
Notes
Hawaiian barbeque sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight bottle and used for 3 weeks. If it becomes smelly, discard it.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Condiment
- Cuisine: Hawaiian
FAQ’s for This Hawaiian BBQ Sauce
Is Hawaiian BBQ sweet?
Hawaiian BBQ is a sweet and tangy sauce that gives the tropical taste of Hawaii. It has a sweet pineapple flavor and tangy flavors because of the combination of different sauces.
What is Hawaiian-style barbecue?
Hawaiian-style Barbecue is grilled and barbecued meat with many side dishes. It has a sweet, mild, and exotic taste different from traditional BBQ. It is often served in Hawaiian restaurants and on the streets. It gets its unique taste due to the huli huli sauce, which is made from pineapples, ketchup, sauces, garlic, and ginger.
