1Combine boneless skinless chicken thighs with soy sauce, honey, gochujang, garlic and ginger purée, rice vinegar, a little bit of oil, and yellow onion to make the chicken bulgogi marinade.
2Slice six mini cucumbers into quarters.
3Combine the cucumbers with soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, minced garlic, some toasted sesame oil, and sesame seeds.
4Give that all a good toss and store in the fridge.
5Mix all the ingredients for low calorie spicy mayo.
6Cook the chicken and get a really good sear on each side, and caramelization.
7Slice the chicken into strips.
8Add steamed rice, chicken bulgogi, half an avocado, the cucumber salad, some green onions, and spicy mayo to a bowl.
9Top off with sesame seeds and chili flakes.
Ingredients
900 g boneless skinless chicken thighs
75 g soy sauce
80 g honey
45 g gochujang
20 g garlic purée
20 g ginger purée
20 g rice vinegar
10 g neutral oil
0.5 diced yellow onion
to taste Black pepper & gochugaru
6 mini cucumbers
60 g rice vinegar
45 g soy sauce
30 g honey
5 g toasted sesame oil
2-3 cloves minced garlic
Sesame seeds
240 g sriracha
240 g nonfat plain greek yogurt
75 g light mayo
30 g rice vinegar
30 g gochujang
5 g toasted sesame oil
to taste Salt/pepper
250 g sushi/short grain rice, dry weight
Green onions
Sesame seeds
Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes, optional)
Tips
Cucumber salad stores for 7-10 days in the fridge and gets better over time.
Low calorie spicy mayo is 1 calorie per gram or 15 calories per tablespoon.
Meal prep this recipe by tossing in a serving of rice and chicken, with green onions and spicy mayo; then after reheating, add cucumber salad and avocado.