Heritage Chicken-rice Casserole

In 1989, when my mother and I returned to our ancestral village of Kaiping in China, we experienced many wonderful moments. Among the most memorable was when we were served this delightful home-style dish, one that recalled my own childhood. For Sunday lunch, if there were just the two of us at home, my mother would make this chicken-rice casserole. She could prepare it early in the morning and then go to the markets to shop.

I always found it deliciously satisfying. The rice would