One of the most memorable meals of my life was one my dad made for us when we were kids. It was called "fong-ji" which literally means "wind chicken". He dry rubbed a bunch of spices on a chicken and hung it outside for a day or two (during the winter, of course). After he brought it inside, he made a stuffing of sticky rice, shitake mushrooms and Chinese sausage and roasted that puppy in the oven. It was so good!So, I've been craving this cinnamon-y flavored chicken and the best I could find was Moroccan Cinnamon Chicken with Couscous from epicurious.com. I paired it with a cucumber salad (same as cucumber tomato salad but without the tomatoes).
It was easy, quick, was a different type of carb (I'm trying to do different carbs, meat, veggies and fruits everyday) but just ok. It might've been better if I put a bit more salt or perhaps drizzled lemon juice over the whole thing. Not sure. Needless to say, I still want my dad's chicken and sent him an email requesting the recipe. Although, if I know my dad, he just took whatever spices were in the cabinet and won't remember.
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