Pickled Shrimp Recipe | Epicurious

Ingredients

• 3 cups unseasoned rice vinegar
• 3 cups olive oil
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup paper-thin lemon slices
• 1 cup paper-thin red onion slices
• 1 cup sliced peeled garlic cloves (about 1 large head)
• 12 fresh bay leaves, coarsely torn
• 3 tablespoons celery seeds
• 3 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 8 cups water
• 1 cup coarse kosher salt
• 10 Turkish bay leaves
• 6 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1 unpeeled whole head of garlic, cut crosswise in half
• 1/4 cup paprika
• 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon whole allspice
• 1 tablespoon celery seeds
• 1 tablespoon cardamom pods
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 pounds uncooked large shrimp in shells
• Ice cubes
• Crusty bread