Name: Pickled Shrimp
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 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

Around the Gulf and other coastal regions of the United States, African-Americans revel in shrimp. In this recipe, the shrimp are spiced twice, once while cooking and a second time in an overnight marinade.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

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