Sweet Chile Chicken Rice Bowl

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
• 6 Thai basil leaves, torn
• 6 shiso leaves, torn
• ½ pound Chinese broccoli, cut into 1-inch pieces, blanched, and kept warm
• 6 "soft-poached eggs":/stories/10427
• 6 cups hot "steamed white rice":/recipes/27496
• To assemble::
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• • 3 jalapeños
  • Vegetable oil
  • To cook the chicken and jalapeños::
  • 1 shallot, cut lengthwise and thinly sliced
  • ¹/₃ cup all-purpose flour
  • Vegetable oil, for frying
  • For the crispy shallots::
  • 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 medium Asian pear, peeled and grated on the large holes of a box grater
  • ¼ cup toasted sesame oil
  • ½ cup soy sauce
  • ½ cup freshly squeezed "lime":http://www.chow.com/ingredients/44 juice (from about 4 medium limes)
  • For the chicken::
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 teaspoons Korean chile paste
  • 4 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 serrano chile, stemmed and coarsely chopped
  • 1 dried Anaheim chile, stemmed and coarsely chopped
  • 1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
  • 2 tablespoons Korean crushed red pepper
  • 3 tablespoons Sriracha hot sauce
  • 8 medium garlic cloves, peeled
  • ½ bunch scallions (white and light green parts), coarsely chopped
  • 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • ¹/₃ cup freshly squeezed "orange":http://www.chow.com/ingredients/48 juice (from about 1 medium orange)
  • ½ cup freshly squeezed "lime":http://www.chow.com/ingredients/44 juice (from about 4 medium limes)
  • ²/₃ cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
  • ²/₃ cup loosely packed Thai basil leaves
  • 1 (10-ounce) bottle Mae Ploy Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • For the sweet chile sauce::

For the sweet chile sauce: Combine all ingredients in a blender and purée until smooth, about 1 minute; set aside. For the chicken: Place all ingredients except the chicken in a resealable plastic bag or a nonreactive bowl or dish and stir to combine. Add the chicken, turn to coat, a...

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