Copper Pennies Carrot Recipe
Try an Old But Delicous Carrot Recipe - Kid Friendly but Elegant
Copper Pennies is an old southern recipe. Copper Pennies are often served with holiday meals, but the carrot recipe is also good during the summer when a chilled dish hit
The name Copper Pennies comes from the shape of the carrots. They are cut thin and round like little pennies. The orange carrots coated with a tomato soup mixture give off a color similar to new copper pennies.
Kids tend to like the name of this recipe and also the interesting color combination. Even kids who do not like vegetables often will eat Copper Pennies. Even though this is a kid friendly recipe, it is elegant enough to grace the holiday table. The taste is fabulous too.
Copper Pennies Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs carrots – sliced round like little orange pennies
- 1 cup celery – sliced
- 2 onions – thinly sliced
- 1 green pepper – thinly sliced
- 1 can tomato soup – approximately 10 oz size
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup vinegar
- ½ cup salad oil (olive oil is nice)
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp prepared mustard
- 1 tsp salt
- Back pepper – to taste
Directions:
- Cook carrots until tender but do not overcook.
- Drain carrots well and mix with celery, onions, and green pepper.
- Place remaining ingredients in a pot and heat until just boiling.
- Pour red cooked mixture over carrots and vegetables.
- Refrigerate for 12 hours before serving.
Copper pennies will keep for 4 or 5 days. That's assuming that they aren't all eaten during the meal.
Carrots are healthy. They are packed full of beta-carotene, antioxidants, fiber, minerals and Vitamin A. If you're looking for more ways to serve carrots, try these favorite Southern carrot recipes:
Holiday Carrot Casserole - Buy a bag of baby carrots for munching and mix up this delicious carrot recipe for the holidays. With the pre-cut carrots, this recipe is super easy. You can, of course, buy big carrots and cut them up if you like.
Southern Carrot Bread - Similar to carrot cake, this is a sweet bread. It's sturdy enough to be packed in lunches to carry to school or work.
Old Fashioned Shredded Carrot Salad - This one dates way back. It's a cold salad carrot recipe that would also be nice to serve with a holiday meal.
