Pickled Shrimp
- 2 pounds medium shrimp (about 64) shelled (leaving tails intact), and deveined if desired
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 cup crab-boil spices
- 3/4 cup red-wine vinegar
- 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon pickling spices
- 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced red onion
- 5 bay leaves
- 3 fresh thyme sprigs
- 3 lemons, sliced thin
- In a large saucepan of boiling water cook shrimp with salt and crab-boil spices until just cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Drain shrimp and transfer to a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, oil, pickling spices and salt and pepper to taste and add to shrimp.
- Add remaining ingredients and combine mixture well.
- Chill shrimp, covered, overnight.
- Serve pickled shrimp slightly chilled.
shrimp, salt, crabboil spices, redwine vinegar, extravirgin olive oil, pickling spices, red onion, bay leaves, thyme, lemons
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pickled-shrimp-10082 (may not work)