Heat oil in a pot over medium heat.
Add onion and cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add garlic and ginger and sauté until fragrant (another 2-3 minutes).
Add in your chili crunch and toast for 1 minute.
Pour in coconut milk and chicken broth.
Add fish sauce, soy, sugar.
Simmer 10–15 minutes to develop flavor. While this is simmering, make your chicken.
In the last 5 minutes add in your lime juice and bok choy. Adjust heat and salt if needed.
Pat thighs dry. Season with salt/pepper and 1 tbsp cornstarch coating.
In a bowl, whisk together all sauce ingredients and the 2 tsp cornstarch.
Sear in a hot pan with oil about 5–6 min per side until caramelized. Remove chicken.
In same pan add sauce simmer until syrupy.
Return chicken to sauce and coat/reduce until glossy and sticky. Remove chicken and slice.
Add rice to the bowl, pour broth over rice, add chicken, bok choy, cilantro, sesame seeds and chili oil to garnish.
