Shrimp Sauce / Carrots

Here you go!

Shrimp Sauce/White Sauce

1 & 1/4 cup - Hellman's mayonnaise *

1/4 cup - water

1 teaspoon - tomato paste

1 tablespoon - melted butter

1/2 teaspoon - garlic powder

1 teaspoon - sugar

1/4 teaspoon - paprika

dash - cayenne pepper (and I mean dash!)

*Hellmann's mayo is called Best Foods in some parts of the Country. I promise, using other brands will not get the right taste.

Using a fork or a whisk, blend all ingredients together thoroughly until well mixed and the sauce is smooth. Refrigerate overnight to allow flavors to blend. Bring to room temperature before serving.

This will NOT taste right if you don't let it sit overnight. I promise, I've tried and it tastes like a bunch of nothing right after mixing. (Great lesson in patience for kids)

Don't use ketchup as a substitute for the tomato paste as it will result in the consistency being off.

I have double and tripled this receipe with no issues (for dinners of 20+)

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Glazed Carrots

3 cups - carrots, chopped on diagonal into 1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces (diagnoal is optional)

3/4 cup - water

2 tablespoons - light soy sauce (i have hard time finding light..regular works fine)

2 tablespoons - brown sugar

2 tablespoons - butter

1 teaspoon - five spice powder (i put this here is it was in original recipe i found, i don't use it as I remember the carrots being sweet, not spicy)

Wash and chop carrots.

Combine water, soy sauce and sugar in small bowl and set aside

Melt butter in a frying pan over medium heat

Add carrots

(add five spice powder stirring it into carrots....if you decide to use)

Add water, soy sauce and sugar mixture

Bring to a boil

Lower the heat, cover and gently simmer the carrots until they are tender and pierce easily with a fork (about 10 minutes)

Remove the lid and turn the heat up to high.

Cook the carrots, stirring occasionally (and gently), until the liquid is burned off (5-7 minutes