3 eggplants with jambalaya Recipes

olive oil, yellow onion, finely chopped, red or yellow bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped, celery stalks, finely chopped, smoked ham, cut into 1/2 inch dice (i suggest using tasso ham, it would be a realy good choice if you can find it.), garlic, minced, bay leaves, minced fresh oregano (or 3/4 tsp if you are using dried), minced fresh thyme (or 1/2 tsp if you are using dried thyme), cayenne pepper, chopped green onions , including the tender green parts, eggplant about 1/2 lb, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice, dice tomatoes , with the juice, chicken stock (preferrable homemade) if you are preparing this as a vegetarian dish, leaving out the ham, then you can use vegetable stock., uncooked long-grain white rice (i have been using jasmanti rice, i really like the flavor), sea salt and ground pepper to taste

olive oil, yellow onions, small dice, red onion, small dice, bell pepper, small dice, celery, small dice, eggplants, small, diced, yellow squash, diced, zucchini, diced, garlic, minced, shallots, chopped, tomatoes, chopped, salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste, cayenne pepper , to taste, dried thyme, bay leaves, grain rice, tomato paste, vegetable stock, green onion, chopped