Dinner: Pickled Shrimp

A flavorful seafood appetizer that you can make days ahead of time.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Lemon

Health and fertility benefits of Pickled Shrimp

Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to.

Ingredients

7 1/2 cups water
2 1/2 lbs unpeeled fresh shrimp
3 medium onions, sliced
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
4 bay leaves
2 whole cloves garlic, peeled
whole peppercorns
pepper, freshly ground

Instructions

Boil water, add shrimp and cook until just pink, no more than 3 to 5 minutes. Drain well and rinse in cold water to prevent further cooking. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails on. In large glass airtight jar (about 1 1/2 quarts *) layer shrimp and onions and top each layer with ground black pepper, peppercorns, bay leaf and a clove of garlic. Keep layering until jar is about 2/3 full. Pour vinegar over layers until jar is almost full. Leave space at the top so you can gently shake jar to remix ingredients. Seal jar tightly and chill for a few days up to two weeks. Turn jar upside down to remix every other day or so. Serve chilled as an appetizer.
* Note: for larger shrimp you may need a larger jar and adjust ingredients accordingly.

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