Pickled shrimp cooks country

These pickled shrimp are great with salad, tossed into pasta, piled onto crusty bread, or just plucked straight out of the jar!

Southern pickled shrimp are one delicious and easy appetizer! Fun and colorful to serve, they are perfectly briny with just a little spice.

Make this easy and flavorful Southern pickled shrimp recipe. Marinated shrimp appetizer you can serve all year round!

Bright and crisp pickled shrimp make an excellent hors d’ oeuvre or first course. Bright and crisp pickled shrimp make an excellent hors d’ oeuvre or first course. We gently cook the shrimp in salted water to help season them, simmering them until they just begin to turn pink. Then we take them off the heat to let them firm up without overcooking. We use the microwave to quickly heat and dissolve sugar in vinegar. Once the mixture is cool, we add oil, capers, mustard, dill, hot sauce, and…

After posting this picture on Instagram over the weekend I figured I would share this ridiculously delicious low country recipe for pickled...

Serve these bright and briny pickled shrimp as a pre-dinner snack.

Pickled shrimp are a rich Southern tradition that dates back to at least the 18th century, and they've stood the test of time! Serve the tender and flavorful marinated shrimp as appetizers for cocktail hour, prepare them for hostess gifts around the holidays, and enjoy them in salads with greens, rice, or pasta for easy lunches and dinners.

Pickled shrimp are cooked shrimp in fresh, bright marinade and make a delicious appetizer or snack.

I didn’t grow up eating pickled shrimp, which is surprising considering my mom’s coastal upbringing. Her family spans from the Atlantic beaches of Florida, all the way to the bayous of Louisiana. Seafood made regular appearances at our family gatherings, but usually in the form of spicy Cajun gumbos and jambalayas. It wasn’t until I attended an annual Christmas Day cocktail party a few years back that I discovered the wonder that is Sea Island Shrimp.