Recipes

[forrestwolf]

Here is a recipe that I make all the time, as my Dad loves shrimp, and everyone always asks me to bring this for special events. Hope you give it a try and enjoy to!!!!!

2 lbs large raw shrimp, cleaned and deveined (I leave the tails on) I often use frozen

1 bag of crab boil, plus extra cayenne

sea salt to add to water

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups white vinegar

1 cup of vegetable oil (I use canola)

1/4 cup capers, undrained

1 1/2 teaspoons of seasoned salt

1 medium onion, sliced and separated into rings

2 lemons, sliced into thin rounds

Fill large pot, I use my 6 qt pot, with water, add crab boil and cayenne, and bring to a boil, then lower temp to a simmer and simmer for about 15 minutes. Bring back to a boil and add shrimp, and bring to boil again and after shrimp start to turn pink (a couple of minutes) turn off heat and let sit for about 15 minutes. In the mean time, combine sugar, vinegar, oil, capers, and seasoned salt. Put onion and lemons in a gallon size zip loc bag, or a large lidded bowl. Drain shrimp and add to bag/bowl, and cover with marinate. Marinate over night, turning bag over several times, or shaking bowl from time to time, then serve. You can drain and place on a serving platter, or I pour all into a large bowl with the marinate. A lot of people like to eat the onions and lemons as well as the shrimp.

I mix my marinate up in my food king to stir really well and dissolve sugar, without crushing the capers.