Easy Authentic Hawaiian BBQ At Home (Chicken Teriyaki) 

Some notes from someone born and raised in Hawaii, and worked at asian-style restaurants: First, everything looks amazing Josh! Great job of really doing your homework on a lot of these elements. For the Teriyaki, you don't need the corn starch step. If your teriyaki sauce is made correctly, there should be enough sugar in it to thicken the sauce just by bringing it to a light boil for about 5 minutes. For the Katsu, I would add some grated ginger/garlic to any part of your flour/egg/panko process. The hint of flavor that adds to the "crust" of your Katsu is what makes it pop if you ask me. And the green onions never go on the Mac Salad, even as a garnish. Put it on the Teri Chicken next time 🤙

Wait.. papa didn't extrude his own elbow noodles from scratch? Unacceptable!

One thing I was shown by a local was a small adjustment to the mac salad actually gives it that authentic texture you find in many versions on the islands. Slightly overcook your noodles, not al dente. And shave in some washed white onion! Changes things to a whole new level. Try it out sometime!

Love this! Maybe you could do another round of Hawaiian food at a later date and show us how to perfect the garlic shrimp and spicy garlic shrimp plate lunch like they make in Kahuku on the North Shore! I miss it so much! 🌺

I’ve been eating this so much the last few months one of my favs, was already planning on making my own but now I have to

A long time ago, I got a recipe for Hawaiian barbecue chicken from a local that was better than any of the side of the road places we tried in Hawaii. Great recipes should be shared. Here it is... Hawaiian Barbecue Chicken Chicken Thighs 1 C. packed light brown sugar 1 C. soy sauce 4-5 cloves of garlic chopped 1 1/2 T. fresh ginger root chopped 1/4-1/2 large onion sliced 1 stick of salted butter after grilling 4-5 green onions, sliced small In a bowl, mix the brown sugar and soy sauce together. Keep mixing until almost all the sugar is dissolved in the soy sauce. Add in the garlic, ginger and onion and mix. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes. Put meat into a zip lock bag and pour mixture over it. Depending on how much meat you have you may need to make more marinade and split this into 2 different bags. Let this marinade for at least 4 hours. When ready to grill, put melted butter in 13x9 Pyrex dish. When the meat is grilled, put them in the Pyrex dish to bath in butter. When all the meat is done, add the green onions.

I love when you cook, it looks so doable! 💕 Thanks for uploading as always!

I grew up in Hawaii. This is one of the best treatments of Hawaiian style cuisine I've seen from a non-Hawaiian. The Katsu is more commonly chicken, by far, but nothing wrong with a good pork cutlet katsu at all, and it's 100% authentic. It would nearly always be served with a side of katsu sauce, and on a bed of shredded cabbage. If you make it with chicken breasts, cut the breast in half so that it's only half as thick. That way it will cook through much quicker and you are less likely to have to 'rescue' it because of a raw spot in the middle. The pork should be cut so it's not too thin (and you can also pound it out flatter, but I haven't done that personally.) Another commenter is correct... No garnish on the Mac salad normally. Garnish on the chicken teriyaki. Green onions and/or sesame seeds are authentic on the Teri chicken. The very saucy Teri presentation would be unusual in a Hawaiian plate lunch place. Usually just a marinated thigh, which may or may not be chopped up. No need to add an extra round of sauce. I'd finish the teri chicken under the broiler to give it a nice char, then garnish with sesame seeds and maybe green onion. Serve with POG juice. ONO!

I love this so much! I Live in Hawaii on the island of kauai. This was beautifully made, I no longer need to spend money for a plate lunch when I can just make my own at home.

As a person who not only grew up in Hawaii, but is also part-Native Hawaiian, I really appreciated this video. The only criticisms I have is with the mac salad. I personally have always overcooked the noodles for my homemade mac. Also adding some finely diced white onion and MSG will take it to a whole new level.

Of all the many shots I’ve ever watched and there are many! You are by far my favorite. Thank you so much for what you do ordering my shirt right now!

This is also really delicious to mix and match with chicken katsu, chili bbq salmon belly, and raw fish like tuna, salmon, yellowtail.

YES!!! Hawaiian macaroni salad is amazeballs!!!

While I love a quick plate lunch, I've gotta say. Nothing beats a good loco moco. Fantastic in every single way imaginable. The soft rice, a savory beef patty, a rich gooey egg, and the gravy bow to tie it all together. My go to every day when I don't know what to eat. I like to caramelize some onions to put in between my beef patty and rice for a little extra OOMPH, and add mushrooms to my beef gravy

I absolutely LOVE Hawaiian food, this video was superb!

I absolutely love you videos, and making this is so perfect for me

Never disappoints to make me hungry first thing In the morning with his amazing cooking videos 😅

One of my favorite Hawaiian dishes! You should also do Loco Moco next! But do you wanna know what else you should do? A B-roll compilation.

JOSH!!! It was so good I made it last Friday and today!!! Pure perfection!!! My family says thank you!!!

I made this tonight and it turned out fantastic.

Aloha Joshua, this was amazing! Can you please make *LOCO MOCO* next? This is also a great meal here in Hawaii ❤🔥🔥🔥 never stop doing what you love Joshua and keep on going bro! 🤙🏽

As a Ohio resident you did an amazing job at an authentic Hawaiian plate! 🙏🏽

Love your love of food Josh ❤️

Saving that one. Thanks for sharing!

As a Hawaii Resident, you did a great job making what we call a plate lunch. The Mac salad is a staple with all of our local style plate lunches here and the Teri chicken/Pork Katsu combo is a winner. As we would say here, looks “Ono” which means delicious. Thanks for recreating this and featuring it on your channel.

This one's getting added to a favorites list. I'm absolutely going to have to make it!

Thank you Papa, we enjoyed the video very much.

Amazing !💙 i think it's the best combo ever

Macaroni salad is soooo underrated! Even the bad ones taste really good!

Had this a lot when I was in honalulu. Some places either had amazing mac salad or good katsu. But I did find out some people can easily mess this dish up and it's upsetting. Thanks to you I will be making this now

I love this combo tried it once at a restaurant and went out of business. Also have a filipino coworker who makes a chicken macaroni salad with pineapple in it 🤤

This looks delicious

YES, THANK YOU JOSH! I moved from Las Vegas to Charleston, SC a year ago and while I miss a lot of food that I can't get here, I think I miss the Hawaiian plate lunch most of all. This is one I will almost certainly try my hand at making.

I don’t even eat chicken but this looks so good oh my goodness! 😋😋😋

this looks amazing

Looks bomb, thanks for the recipe.

Looks delicious will definitely have to make it!! Very serendipitous since I just finished watching the Hawaiian episode of Street Food: USA on Netflix and they talked about the plate lunches (and the macaroni that you CANNOT miss out on!!)

The best mayonnaise for Hawaiian style mac salad is to get "Extra Heavy Mayonnaise", usually from a restaurant food supplier, it does make a difference.

This video is so good! The 4k so I can see the glorious food. Makes me wish I could eat this whenever I want!

I just got a new rice cooker, and I just realized its the same one as yours! the interface is the same but slightly more pink and colorful, very cool!

A plate lunch without Kal-bi or meat jun? It seems to me that we need a SECOND plate lunch video. It's really the only way to be sure you hit all the options! :D

I ate the mixed plate at a place called Aloha Mixed Plate on Maui. It was amazing, we went back several times! One note, the mixed plate also can be made with Kalua pork (a type of pulled pork that is perfect without BBQ sauce). 10/10. Would recommend!

This looks so crazy wonderfully delicious......

that looks incredible holy moly papa

Today I can tick "Having the same Rice Cooker as Joshua Weissman" off my bucket list

Awesome job! I'm Hawaiian and the plate lunch is a classic. Your food looks amazing! Also, we call it "Mac salad" :) I don't know if I've ever heard a Hawaiian person call it macaroni salad xD not that it matters lol

I’m so glad you did this, Hawaiian BBQ is the bestttt 😩😩😩

Dude! Yes!! Utah has actually surprised me with its Hawaiian bowl places. And I absolutely want to make this at home!

I love that my little sister (22) mentioned you, apropos of nothing, at dinner the other night. She has your cookbook and everything. We both grew up in a very cooking centered family and idk why I was surprised that we both religiously watch your videos.

I would love to see your take on authentic Hawaiian food. Laulau, kalua pig, lomi salmon, or squid luau just to name a few. That would be real interesting! Btw, that Teri chicken looked bomb AF!

Easier than I expected! Making this tonight 🤤😍

That macaroni salad is the most incredible thing I've ever eaten. Thanks L&L

Watched this with my 2 year old son. Food looked so good he tried to eat my screen

BBQ Is life.

That looks magnificent

That looks delicious!!!!

Joshua Weissman never disappoints us. Can we all agree?

The way he shapes his delicate rice balls, on the hard round plate. ❤ papa*

I've never heard of macaroni salad, but now I am VERY interested in how it tastes like. Def will make some!😀

Thank you for this video! 😀🌹

1 pro tip, even though I usually like my macaroni and pasta al dente, for a true authentic Hawaiian mac salad you need to slightly overcook the macaroni not soggy but just soft. Trust me

There’s a great Hawaiian BBQ place in Jersey Village that this reminds me of. Maybe you can do a But Faster against them at some point (if they’re still open).

I love this

Maaaaaaan, that chicken is gonna be my weekend project! Looks goooooood!

My husband brought me a plate home from a work event one time and I’ve dreamed about it ever since. I can’t wait to make this one!

Hey Josh, I’m an endurance athlete. Could you do one or more simple and delicious high carb dishes? Thank you.

That looks so good

Thank you papa

Never seen Mac salad Al Dente, always cook 1-3 minutes over, not under. Noodles firm up once refrigerated so a soft noodle is best

I hope he makes a series for recipes but simplifies it the best way possible. Basically a “but easier” series

Great video production, great content.

Great video. On a similar note, would love to see a video on a diy island fire chicken from Ono Hawaiian BBQ.

Pretty good overall! The pork katsu looks ono. My only issue is the macaroni gotta be boiled PAST al dente. Once the elbows are fat, that's when you know it's done. And the mayo, of course, must be Best Foods/Hellman's 🤙

Mac salad slaps on a whole other level!

That looks really good.

I wish you had a Joshua Restaurant near me!!❤ your an amazing Chef!

Loco moco. Best breakfast ever... and Im chilean and never been in Hawaii

So glad you had the sriracha with it too. Legendary

World class editing... +cooking.

so much better w/out the cartoon antics! awesome recipe!

While seeing local food is awesome, I would also love to see some traditional hawaiian food! Such as laulau, luau, kalua pig, poi, kulolo and haupia!

Sending you love back from Molokaʻi!

I love the portions you cook bc we know either you cook for your crew or you throw that in some tupperware and have a meal prepped week.

i would love to see you make a classic PR dish! arroz con gandules, pernil y pasteles

I'm gonna try that mac salad with kewpie mayo instead and sprinkle on some black salt! Looks DELICIOUS!

Making me re-evaluate my meal choice for the day as always 🤣 You should try Venezuelan Arepas someday, my favorite filling is pulled chicken with mozzarella and smashed avocado also known as Reina Pepeida

I'm from Hawaii and this was done right something I would grind

OMG , I'm going to make this.

Yea buddy! I need some!

Mah MAN! Some heat in some form on mac salad is where it's at. Thanks again, Josh!

I’m from Portland where we have tons of good plate lunches but now I live in Nola where there’s not a single one def need to make this. I’m doing Kalua pork too tho

Some culinary combos are just right.

Wow, just landed from my honeymoon in Maui and yup… this was it chief🌺😚 I was really wanting to learn more about that Mac salad and pork katsu!

Every single thing you make I'm like god I just want to eat that but this one in particular looks madddd goood

I love it!! Can you make a LOCO MOCO next please!!

In hawaii we also use potatoes for our mac salad, and I know it sounds weird but if you can get the mixture of mayo, vegetables, and meat then you have the best potato salad anyone can ask for.

My go to is Hawaiian BBQ Beef and Chicken Katsu. Yum.

It's usually a potato-nac salad. Potato salad and macaroni salad mixed together. SO delicious!

wow.. loved it.. love from Thailand!!

Now that it’s going to be the new year can you do a video on delicious healthy meals?