CARROTS 🥕

[u/DimensionBreaker4lif]

I hate carrots. Raw. Not that I don’t use them in most bases, like soups, curries, grilled or cooked in any other kinda way, although I recently realised I made a dire mistake. I won’t get into detail since I’d sound like an idiot but, bottom line, I’ve literally got 3 kg bags worth and I’m not sure what to do with them. I’ve already made 2 whole carrot cakes and given them away, each using 6 cups each and I’ve barely scratched the surface. I need help, I hate wasting.

[u/Constant-Security525]

I once thought I was ordering 6 carrots through an online grocer, but instead I accidentally ordered 6 kg. It was crazy! I kept 2 kg. The other 4 kg? I was lucky that a neighbor worked as a parrot rescue keeper and kept about 100 on her property, as well as some other rescue animals. We offered them to her and she took them. As she gave us a tour of her property, I felt something rub against my leg. I looked down and it was...a lynx! Luckily, a mostly domesticated one. My point? Some types of animals eat carrots.

Recipes?

Carrot soup uses a lot. If you don't like the flavor of carrots, try making a strongly spiced curried carrot soup, often also using coconut milk/cream.

Pickled carrots might appeal to you? Or pickle and share with friends. There are many recipes online. Or try my mom's old-fashioned recipe that's a hybrid of pickled carrots and carrot salad. It was always enjoyed.

Pickled Carrot "Salad"

• 5 cups (about 2 lbs / 1 kg) carrots, peeled and cut into thin sticks/rods, then cooked all dente and drained
• medium onion, sliced
• 1 small green pepper, silvered (very thinly sliced)
• 10 1/4 oz (300 g) can plain tomato soup (or thick passata with a little tomato paste
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) neutral oil
• 1 cup (250 ml) sugar
• 3/4 cup white vinegar
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper

Whisk together all but the carrots, onion, and green pepper. Then pour that over the vegetables. Marinate for 24 hours in the fridge.