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Seafood: Spicy Marinated Shrimp




Source of Recipe


texascooking.com


List of Ingredients




2 lbs. Large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 T Salt
1 Lemon, cut in half
8 C Water

¾ C White wine vinegar or tarragon vinegar
¾ C Olive oil
1-2 Serrano chiles (more or less, depending on taste), seeds and veins removed, finely minced OR
1 Dried chile de árbol, crushed (no seeds)
¼ C Fresh cilantro, chopped
2 Large cloves garlic, minced or put through a garlic press

2 T Fresh cilantro, chopped (if desired)
3 Green onions (white part only), minced
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste


Recipe



Combine the water, salt and lemon halves in a Dutch oven, and bring to a boil. Add the shrimp, stir, and boil gently for 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat and drain.

Combine the vinegar, olive oil, chiles, cilantro and garlic in a large zip-top plastic bag or other plastic container. Add the boiled shrimp, and refrigerate for 12 hours or overnight, turning several times.

To serve, drain liquid from shrimp. In a large bowl, combine chilled shrimp with additional cilantro, green onions and black pepper, and toss well. Arrange in a serving dish, and serve immediately.