Recipes - Pickled Shrimp

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb. extra-large shrimp (21- to 25-count), peeled and deveined
• 2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp. Spice Krewe Bayou Burn
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh dill
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 4 large garlic cloves, sliced
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 lemon, cut in half (with 1/2 set aside, and1/2 thinly sliced)
• 1 large sweet onion, (with 1/2 set aside, and1/2 thinly sliced vertically)
  

Steps

Cook shrimp:

1. Bring 3 quarts of water to a low boil in a Dutch oven (or a large pot). 
2. Squeeze 1/2 lemon (not the thinly sliced) and add to pot. Add 1/2 an onion.
3. Add shrimp to boiling water and immediately remove from heat.
4. Cover and let stand for 3 minutes.
5. Drain and rinse with cold water; drain well.
   

Make pickling liquid:

1. Whisk together vinegar, oil, salt, sugar in a large bowl until salt and sugar dissolve.
2. Add Spice Krewe Bayou Burn to the mixture.
   

Pickle shrimp:

1. Add shrimp, dill, parsley, garlic, lemon, and onion; toss well with the oil and vinegar mixture to combine.
2. Transfer the shrimp and liquid to a container with a lid. Add the bay leaves.
3. Cover and refrigerate for at least 24 hours or up to 5 days.