Crimped Shrimp

Name: Crimped Shrimp
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 1 cup white wine; 14 cup rice vinegar; 1 carrot, coarsely diced; 12 onion, coarsely diced; 1 celery rib, coarsely diced; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 2 bay leaves; 6 peppercorns; 24 raw jumbo shrimp, peeled with tails on; seafood cocktail sauce

12 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

3 cups water
1 cup white wine
14 cup rice vinegar
1 carrot, coarsely diced
12 onion, coarsely diced
1 celery rib, coarsely diced
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 bay leaves
6 peppercorns
24 raw jumbo shrimp, peeled with tails on
seafood cocktail sauce

Directions

1

Bring everything but shrimp to a boil in a large saucepan or dutch oven, covered.
2

Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
3

Add the shrimp, cover again, and simmer for 1 minute.
4

Remove from heat and steep, covered, for 4 minutes.
5

Remove shrimp and chill well (at least 90 minutes).
6

Serve with cocktail sauce.
7

Note: you can freeze the poaching liquid to use again -- just strain it first.