Jambalaya(Dirty Rice) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. oil
3 medium eggplants
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium bell pepper, chopped
1 c. celery, chopped
1/2 lb. hamburger meat
1 pork chop, cubed
1 c. ham, cubed
1 chicken breast, cubed
1 can whole tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste
1 Tbsp. Gumbo File
2 c. rice
4 c. water

Preparation

Cook rice in 4 cups water.
Set aside.
Peel and cut up eggplant.
Put eggplant, onions, bell pepper and celery in large pot and smother down with 3 tablespoons oil until almost a paste. Cook hamburger, pork chop, ham and chicken breast in pan; add tomatoes and cook for about 20 minutes.
Add rice, meat mixture and seasonings to eggplant mixture.
Let set for about 15 minutes and serve.