Polynesian Chicken

Submitted by anadabest

"This recipe is absolutely delicious. It is very summery recipe since you can grill and enjoy a nice summer afternoon. I got this recipe from the Publix Family Style Magazine Summer 2010 edition. I have made the recipe once and cant wait to make it again. It is very good and can be made pretty quickly!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup pineapple juice (sweetened or unsweetened)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon dijon-style mustard
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 12 chicken thighs (skinned if desired) or 12 chicken drumsticks (skinned if desired)
• salt
• fresh ground pepper

directions

1. For the sauce, in a small saucepan combine pineapple juice, honey, mustard, soy sauce, cornstarch and garlic. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 more minute. Remove from heat. Transfer half of the sauce to a bowl; cover and set aside.
2. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. For charcoal grill arrange medium-hot coals around drip pan. Test for medium heat above the pan. Place chicken on grill rack over drip pan. Cover; grill until chicken is no longer pink or 165 degrees Farenheit, brushing frequently with remaining sauce during the last 5 minutes of grilling. (For gas grill preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Adjust for indirect cooking. Grill as above.).
3. Note: If you do not have cornstarch on hand, you can substitute with 3 Tsp of all purpose flour.

Reviews

[Historia B.]

Soooo, here’s a quote from the recipe, “ Transfer half of the sauce to a bowl; cover and set aside.” It then talks about basting with the remaining sauce, but if I followed this recipe accurately I would have half a bowl of unused sauce set aside at the end. Is it for dipping? Do I use it to marinate? That being said, it had a great Polynesian flavor, that I was hoping for. I’ll make it again, but what do I do with that sauce?

 

[loof751]

Loved the flavorful sauce on this chicken! We used boneless skinless breasts which for me was perfect with the sweet/savory sauce. I think this would be great with pork chops too. Grilled over charcoal and really enjoyed - thanks for sharing the recipe! Made for the Best of 2013 event, recommended by NorthwestGal

 

[NorthwestGal]

Outstanding recipe! The chicken was so moist and quite tasty. We've had so many rain storms lately, so I couldn't grill and broiled instead. But I know this will be great this summer when the weather allows us to grill outdoors. Thank you for sharing your recipe, anadabest. Made for Spring 2013 Pick-A-Chef.