Teeta's Eggplant (aubergine) Dirty Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 large onions (chopped)
• 4 garlic cloves (chopped)
• 4 celery ribs (chopped)
• 4 medium green peppers (chopped)
• 2 lbs lean ground meat
• 4 medium eggplants
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 cups rice (cooked)
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 1 bunch green onion (chopped)

Recipe

• 1 peel and cube eggplant, boil 10 minutes and drain.
• 2 melt butter in heavy large dutch oven.
• 3 saute onion, garlic, celery, peppers until soft, add ground meat and cook until meat is done.
• 4 add eggplant to meat mixture and mash.
• 5 cook meat/eggplant mixture an additional 15-20 minutes.
• 6 add salt and peppers (adjust for taste) then fold in rice and green onions in meat mixture.
• 7 turn off heat and let steam for 30 minutes.
• 8 fold in parsley just before serving.