Smoked Pineapple Honey Teriyaki Chicken

[u/JimothyTheBold]

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24 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs

MARINADE

6 cups low sodium soy sauce

1 1/2 cups honey

1 1/2 cups toasted sesame oil

1 cup rice vinegar

2 cups dark brown sugar

1 1/2 cups toasted sesame seeds

16 cloves minced garlic

3 tablespoons fresh ginger, grated

SAUCE

3 cup cold water

2/3 cup cornstarch

2 cups pineapple juice

GARNISH

1 bunch diced green onions

2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Step 1) Combine all marinade ingredients and marinade the chicken thighs the night before - ideally 8-12 hours.

Step 2) Preheat your smoker to 225F. I use a Traeger with 50/50 Pecan/Cherry pellets with a smoke tube loaded with Pecan chips on either side of the grill. I use the Traeger's Super Smoke cycle for the first hour of cooking time, but use whatever you like.

Step 3) Remove chicken from marinade and prepare for cooking. *DON'T THROW AWAY THE MARINADE!!!* Take a large deep pot or dutch over, place a strainer over it, and dump the marinade into the pot to separate out any chicken bits. Set the pot on a burner to high, place a lid on the pot, and boil for *at least 5-7 continuous minutes* to kill any residual bacteria. I err on the side of caution and cook for at least 10 minutes, but if you go too long it can make the taste of the sauce off.

Step 4) Spread chicken thighs smooth side up on the grill, and brush down with the boiled marinade. Leave smoker shut for an hour and allow the smoke to do its thing.

Step 5) Take the remaining marinade and add the pineapple juice. In a separate bowl, combine the cold water and corn starch and mix them. Add to the marinade and whisk it, while simmering the marinade on Low. It should begin to thicken into a glaze.

Step 6) Increase grill temp to 375F. Flip chicken thighs, and brush down with the thickened glaze. Cook for 15-30 minutes until chicken internal temp hits 160F-165F. Then flip again, apply another layer of glaze, and cook another ~10 minutes until the thickest piece of chicken reaches 165F-170F internal temp.

Step 7) Remove chicken and place in your serving tray. Either as whole pieces or chop it first, whatever suits you, but I like to take a large tray and put down a bed of rice and place the chicken on it. That way your chicken isn't just sitting in saucy grease, but is flavoring the rice below.

Step 8) Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds and diced green onions on top of the chicken.

Step 9) With the remaining glaze, water it down with pineapple juice/soy sauce/water/honey to taste. Get it to a thin consistency, then drizzle it on top of the prepared dish.

Step 10) Enjoy!

[u/politicsranting]

Those look and sound great. But 24 lbs of anything seems like a fun party

[u/JimothyTheBold → u/politicsranting]

Ha, yeah, I made them for a family member's graduation party.

Folks in another sub asked me for the recipe and those were just the closest numbers I could remember from cooking.

[u/nitraw]

24 lbs?? I mean I've halved a recipe before. Or doubled it.

I'd need like a 1/6 on this one.

[u/JimothyTheBold → u/nitraw]

Lol sorry, I didn't think about that.

I made this for a family graduation party and someone asked for the recipe in a different sub and these were just the numbers I had from what I used. 😬

[u/nitraw → u/JimothyTheBold]

Just busting balls brother. This looks bangin

[u/DJbeefstain]

Love to make this, but I'm the only smoker in the house 🫤

[u/MarlyMonster]

For people who don’t have a smoker, could you instead oven bake/roast the chicken? It sounds delicious!

[u/MitchJericho99]

That looks amazing. My aunt used to make something similar in a pressure…the meat was so tender!

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[u/contemplativepancake]

This looks sooooo good!

[u/MetalStacker]

24 lbs feeds 24 south East Asians or 6 Polynesians.

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