This retro dish is right on the money.

Copper pennies are sweet, tangy, and a little savorywith a charming name to boot.

Take it from ourSouthern LivingTest Kitchen: a retro dish like this is made for being sopped up withcornbread.

copper pennies in a bowl

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Ingredients To Make Copper Pennies

The carrots, of course, are the copper pennies.

The rest is a little unexpected.

Recipe Tips And Variations

Ingredients

8medium(about 2 oz.

Southern Living Copper Pennies ingredients

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onion)

1cupchopped green bell pepper(from 1 medium [9-oz.]

pepper)

1medium(3 oz.

Add carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 6 to 8 minutes.

Southern Living Copper Pennies cooking the carrots

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Drain in a colander, and transfer to a medium heat-proof bowl.

Make sugar-vinegar mixture:

Add sugar and vinegar to same medium saucepan.

Bring to a simmer over medium; cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes.

Southern Living Copper Pennies cooking the sugar and vinegar

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Add soup and mustard:

Stir in tomato soup, mustard, salt, and pepper.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated, about 3 minutes.

Remove from heat and transfer to bowl with carrots.

Southern Living Copper Pennies adding the tomato soup to the sauce

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Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours.

Southern Living Copper Pennies adding the jalapenos and celery to the carrot mixture

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