Vinegar Steamed Shrimp

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Serves: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb Medium shrimp
1 c Water
1 tb Cider vinegar
2 tb Crab Boil
1 tb Salt
--Traditional "Boil" makes
-about 1/2 cup--
2 tb Mustard seed
2 tb Dill seed
2 tb Red pepper flakes
2 Bay leaves; crumbled
1/2 ts Whole cloves
1/2 ts All spice, whole
1/2 ts Black peppercorns
1/4 ts Minced ginger root

Instructions:
About the shrimp - raw, shell-on, 50 to 60 count per pound. - Insert
steamer rack into sauce pan. Pour 1 cup water and 2 tablespoons vinegar
into pan. The liquid should not rise above the bottom of the steamer. Add
more water and vinegar if needed. - Combine the seasonings (crab or shrimp
boil) and salt in a small bowl. Place shrimp on the steamer in layers,
sprinkling each layer with the seasoning. - Bring to a boil, then cover,
and steam 3 to 4 minutes.

About 'boil' - Substitute ground "all spice" but check label. If it's the
mixture, adjust other spices. You could substitute ground spices, where
possible. Grind the spices into a fine powder using a mini-food mill,
coffee grinder, or mortar and pestle. There are a variety of commercially
blended seafood boils (check near the bottled artichokes, etc., section).
Jerk, Lime+Pepper+Creole, etc.
NOTES : from 'PatH' phannema@wizard.ucr.edu

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