Loopie - Joop

Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 1/2 medium brown or white onion, peeled and diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 medium green or red bell pepper, chopped 4 cups ripe diced tomatoes, or 2 cans (14 oz. each) diced tomatoes 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 tsp chill powder (mild) 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp paprika Pinch of cayenne pepper (or more to taste spicy!) Pinch of sugar (options, to taste) Salt and pepper to taste 5-6 eggs 1/2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley (optional, for garnish) Method Heat a deep, large skillet or sauté pan on medium. Slowly warm olive oil in the pan. Add chopped onion, sauté for a few minutes until the onion begins to soften. Add garlic and continue to sauté till mixture is fragrant. Add the bell pepper, sauté for 5-7 minutes over medium until softened. Add tomatoes and tomato paste to pan, stir till blended. Add spices and sugar, stir well, and allow mixture to simmer over medium heat for 5-7 minutes till it starts to reduce. At this point, you can taste the mix...

Woah... i must be a genius! Bursting with shrimps and scallops! ooh! Was feeling like muching on some guo1 tie1 a.k.a. chinese potstickers, brother of japanese gyozas, cousin of korean mandoos (hereinafter known as GTs) this weekend, hence this foray/venture into the dark, scary unknown. there are GTs, and there are GTs [note the obvious change in intonations, first inflex to insinuate the good, the second to indicate the bad]. and then there are the rare GTs made to suit personal tastes e.g. the ultra difficult to please hubby known as hao-e. recall, he doesn't eat pork, which so happens to be the main ingredient of GTs. hmm.... so as with the xiu1 mai2 i did some months back, (you remember those do you?) the usual GT recipe was adapted to suit hao-e the emperor's preferences... Stella's Shrimpilicious GTs (makes around 20 GTs) Around 20 medium shrimps, minced ( don't dump into the blender, use the age-old manual chopper, i.e. your kitchen knife) Around 10 small f...