Recipe(tried): Chiqui's Dirty Rice

chiqui,.new.orleans (10:22:16) : Chiqui's Dirty Rice

This makes a large amount, it can be reduced down, however, it freezes very well. It can be re-heated in the microwave very easily...

1 lb. Jimmy Dean's hot pork sausage

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 1/2 lbs. chicken gizzards, ground after trimming
1 lb. chicken livers, ground

In a large skillet, brown the listed ingred. above in 1 stick of margarine or butter. Remove from pan. Drain off the fat. Do not wash skillet...add 1/2 stick margarine or butter and saute until soft the following:
1/2 head of celery, minced
2 large onions, chopped
1 large bell pepper, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 heaping tabsp. chicken soup baseWhen all it tender, stir in 4 cups Uncle Ben's rice (not instant), 1 teasp. lemon-pepper, 1 teasp. thyme, 1/2-1 teasp. cayenne (Iuse only 1/2 teasp.), 1 teasp. basil and two bay leaves. Return meats to pot. Add enough water to cover by 1" . Cover and simmer for 40 min. When ready to serve, sprinkle with 1 bunch sliced green onions and 1/2 bunch parsley leaves, chopped