Cooking Recipe Pickled Shrimp With Peppercorns
Recipe Ingredients
12 c
Water
5
Bay leaves
1 tb
Coarse salt
1 1/2 ts
Whole black peppercorns
40
Uncooked medium shrimp,
-peeled and deveined, tails
-intact
1 c
Champagne vinegar* or white
-wine vinegar
1 sm
Red onion, halved and thinly
-sliced
3
Garlic cloves, crushed
2 sm
Dried red chilies
1 1/2 ts
Yellow mustard seeds
1 1/2 ts
Whole black peppercorns
1 1/2 ts
Whole white peppercorns
1 1/2 ts
Whole pink peppercorns*
1 1/2 ts
Dill seeds
2
Bay leaves
6
Whole allspice berries
2
Whole cloves
Directions
Boil 12 cups water, 5 bay leaves, salt and 1 1/2 tsp. black
peppercorns in large pot 10 minutes. Add shrimp and cook until just
pink, about 1 1/2 minutes. Drain. Transfer to large bowl.
Boil vinegar and all remaining ingredients in large saucepan 5
minutes. Cool 15 minutes, then pour over shrimp. Cover and
refrigerate 4 hours.
Drain shrimp well, discarding onion, garlic, chilies and spices. (Can
be prepared 6 hours ahead. Cover shrimp with damp paper towel and
Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Bon Appetit Nov. 88