Bang Bang Crispy Chicken

Name: Bang Bang Crispy Chicken
Ingredients: Bang Bang Chicken; 2 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts or any other bone-in, skin-on piece; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon white pepper; 2 tablespoons Crispy Chile Oil (below); 1 tablespoon Chinese sesame paste; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup Chinese black vinegar or red wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 (1-inch) pieces fresh ginger, peeled and julienned; Steamed rice; cooked Asian wheat noodles, soba noodles, or bean thread noodles; or shredded lettuce for serving; 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and julienned; 1/2 cup roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped (optional); 2 scallions, thinly sliced on a bias; 1 cup cilantro leaves and tender stems, coarsely chopped; Crispy Chile Oil; 1 small shallot, sliced as thinly as you can (use a mandoline, if it helps); 1 large garlic clove, sliced as thinly as you can (use a mandoline, if it helps); 1 to 2 tablespoons red chile flakes (think 1 for medium heat, 2 for spicy heat); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup neutral oil, such as grapeseed