Best Pickled Shrimp
These pickled shrimp are the best–a perfect light appetizer that can be made ahead of time and enjoyed as-is with a cold glass of white wine. You’ll love the contrast between the bright lemon acidity and the pungent peppers, onions, and capers.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Additional Time: 8 hrs
- Total Time: 8 hrs 20 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 medium lemon, thinly sliced
- 1 medium Fresno chile, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed
- 3 bay leaves, crushed
- 2 tablespoons capers, roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons seafood seasoning
- 2 pounds large shrimp – peeled, deveined, and tails left on
Directions
- Combine vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, onion, lemon slices, Fresno chile, garlic, crushed bay leaves, capers, celery seed, and lemon zest in a large bowl; stir until well combined. Place in the refrigerator while you prepare the shrimp.
- Combine 3 quarts of water and seafood seasoning in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Add shrimp and cook for exactly 2 minutes. Drain well and add to chilled onion mixture. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight, or up to 4 days.
Serve chilled.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe 8
- Calories 225
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 15g 19%
- Saturated Fat 2g 11%
- Cholesterol 173mg 58%
- Sodium 643mg 28%
- Total Carbohydrate 4g 1%
- Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
- Total Sugars 1g
- Protein 19g
- Vitamin C 17mg 87%
- Calcium 56mg 4%
- Iron 3mg 18%
- Potassium 237mg 5%
