Pickled Shrimp and Capers
Shrimp are wonderfully versatile in that they can be a main dish, a cocktail, or merely hearty hors d’oeuvres for a party. Here’s a somewhat unusual approach that works well when you are having a large group for drinks and snacks. It will also stave off hunger pangs in a hunt camp until the main meal is ready.
You’ll need:
- 5 pounds (36- to 40-count) unpeeled shrimp
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 2 red onions, sliced thin
- 1 cup olive oil
- 4 cups red wine vinegar
- 2 cups red wine
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1 (3-ounce) jar capers
Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add the shrimp and cook for two and a half minutes. Drain the shrimp and soak in an ice water bath to cool. Peel the shrimp. Combine the garlic, onions olive oil, vinegar, wine, salt sugar, cayenne pepper and capers in a large bowl. Add the shrimp and stir to combine.
Refrigerate, covered, for at least 24 hours; twice that time will make for a better marriage of flavors. Stir the shrimp every few hours.
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In company with his late wife, Ann, Jim Casada wrote a number of cookbooks focusing on game or foods from the wild. One of those, The Complete Venison Cookbook, is available from him or the Sporting Classics Store. Jim’s next book, Fishing for Chickens: A Smokies Food Memoir, is due out from the University of Georgia Press in mid-2022. He is currently taking advance reservations for copies. To reserve a copy or learn more about his many other books, include his recent multi-award winning A Smoky Mountain Boyhood: Memories, Musings, and More, visit his website at www.jimcasadaoutdoors.com or e-mail him at jimcasada@comporium.net.
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