Pineapple Firecracker Chicken
Grilled this amazing Pineapple Firecracker Chicken dish on my Big Green Egg using a wok! Wok cooking is super fast and easy! This dish will beat any takeout dish hands down, with tender chunks of chicken and a great balance of the fiery sweet and spicy sauce!
Prep Time 45 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Ingredients
- 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced into bite size (substitute tofu, pork, or shrimp)
- 1 white onion, chopped
- 4-5 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cups multi-colored bell peppers, chopped
- 1 cup pineapple, chopped
- 1-2 hot peppers, thinly sliced (I used red fresno peppers, but can use Thai chili peppers depending on how spicy you liked it)
- salt & pepper to season your protein
- vegetable or peanut oil for your wok/pan
Sauce
- ½ cup Pineapple Juice
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp plum sauce
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp Sriracha sauce
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Garnish
- 5 green onions, thinly sliced
- sesame seeds
Heat grill to high heat, and place wok in your Big Green Egg (or grill) to heat up.
Mix all ingredients for sauce in a bowl, whisk together ingredients and set aside.
Season chicken (or protein) with salt and pepper.
Heat 2 tbsp of oil in your Big Green Egg wok to heat up.
Cook chicken in your wok until done. Remove from pan.
Saute onion, garlic, and ginger for about 3-5 minutes, until onion is softened.
Add pepper, both sweet and hot, to pan and stir fry for a couple of minutes.
Add chicken back to wok, and add pineapples.
Pour sauce over ingredients, and cook until sauce thickens, and has coated all ingredients.
Serve over rice, garnish with sliced green onion, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Keyword Big Green Egg, Chicken on the Wok, Firecracker Chicken, Grilled Chicken, Grilling with a Wok, Pineapple Firecracker Chicken, Wok Cooking