Pickled Shrimp

By msanders93

Ingredients

• 5 lbs shrimp
• 7 Tbs salt
• 1 cup celery tops, chopped
• 1/2 cup pickling spice
• 4 cups onions, sliced
• bay leaves
• 2 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cup white vinegar
• 5 tsp celery seed
• 3 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup capers

Preparation

Step 1

Boil shrimp with salt, celery tops, pickling spice for 20 minutes. Drain, cool, and clean. Alternate layers of shrimp, sliced onions, and bay leaves. Mix oil, vinegar, celery seed, 3 tsp salt, and capers together and pour over shrimp. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 days, one week is best. Turn once or twice a day.