Pickled Shrimp

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Wedding Shower

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (44)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(44)

Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
10 appetizer servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
Inactive Prep: 36 hr 0 min
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 36 hr 35 min

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Ingredients

7 1/2 cups water
2 1/2 pounds unpeeled fresh shrimp
3 medium onions, sliced
Fresh ground pepper
Whole peppercorns
4 bay leaves
2 whole cloves garlic, peeled
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add the shrimp and cook until just pink, no more than 3 to 5 minutes. Drain well and rinse in cold water to prevent further cooking. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails on. In a large glass airtight jar (about 1 1/2 quarts *) layer shrimp and onions and top each layer with ground black pepper, peppercorns, bay leaf and a clove of garlic. Keep layering until jar is about 2/3 full. Pour vinegar and lemon juice over layers until jar is almost full. Leave space at the top so you can gently shake jar to remix ingredients. Seal jar tightly and chill for a few days up to 2 weeks. Turn jar upside down to remix every other day or so. Serve chilled as an appetizer.

* Note: for larger shrimp you may need a larger jar and adjust ingredients accordingly.

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Susan Castro Valley, CA 05-30-2009
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The 5/30 show had Bobby's Pickled Shrimp not this one
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Just a response to the last comment. I too was surprised this was not the same recipe as shown on TV May 30. The recipe... from the show is listed under "Bobby's Pickled Shrimp" in case anyone is looking for it. Read more
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INGRID Hattiesburg, MS 05-30-2009
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Pickled Shrimp????
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

This recipe is not at all the way it was made on TV!!! (Sat. May 30th)First of all they cooked the shrimp in a stock they... prepared with Carrots, onions, celery. parsley and thyme. Also bay leaves. Not sure if salt was also added.. Brought to a boil and then added the shrimp. Cooked until just done. (8 min. for very large shrimp.) When they packed the shrimp into the jars they used The vinegart mixture, which was just enough to fill the 6 jatrs a little over half ful.They strained the shrimp stock. Then they topped of the jars with the broth from the shrimp boil..This would certainly take care of all the vinegar taste. I wonder if they changed the recipe after all the negative reviews regarding the Vinegar? Must also be why the recipe is not listed in todays Schedule. I had to put Pickled Shrimp into the search to find it.Read more
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J Asstoria, OR 03-02-2009
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Only one flavor...Vinager
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

It looks like a masterpiece in the jar and that's where the good stuff ends. The only flavor is vinager. I even read and... re-read the receipe to see if I had missed an ingredient. Waste of time and money.Read more
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Nou San Diego, CA 02-04-2009
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Tart! Tart!
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Wow...I love pickled foods but this was way too tart for my taste buds, especially the shrimp. I used the cider that was in... the quart jar and added a little bit of olive oil, worcestershire sauce, jalapenos, red onions, salt and red pepper flakes as suggested by some of the reviews. I left it for 24 hours in the fridge before tasting it. There was a lot of flavor but the vinegar is what I could taste most. The onions and jalapenos had the best taste and flavor, I think. You could still taste the vinegar but it wasn't as much. Not to mention about the vinegar aroma as soon as you open the jar, whew...what a stinker. To be honest, I was quite disappointed. It would be better if it wasn't so tart, although eating it with a ritz cracker isn't too bad. Not really sure what I'm going to do with the rest of it. Might just end up throwing it away since I'm the only one in my family with the most diverse taste bud. Read more
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Krista Lansdale, PA 08-06-2007
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A great gift for a Sour Man!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

AWESOME!!! My dad LOVES pickled things. I've made this for him 3 times, keeps asking for more! He loves it!
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lorre chehalis, WA 07-16-2007
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Very tasty
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made a small portion of this recipe,to try, as the shrimp were pretty expensive. Next time will double the recipe. I... thought they were very good.Read more