Serve this supertangy, creamy remoulade alongside the shrimp for dipping, or toss the shrimp in the sauce and pile onto a split croissant as they do at the Pontchartrain Hotel’s Bayou Bar in New Orleans.Slideshow:More Shrimp Appetizer Recipes

November 2016

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Credit: © Eva Kolenko

Recipe Summary

active:
25 mins
total:
1 hr
Yield:
12
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Ingredients

Pickled shrimp
Remoulade

Directions

Instructions Checklist
  • Make the pickled shrimpFill a large pot with ice water. In a large saucepan, combine all of the ingredients except the shrimp with 2 cups of water and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the shrimp, remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Transfer the shrimp and the cooking liquid to a large bowl. Set the bowl in the ice water bath and let cool completely.

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  • Make the remouladeIn a medium bowl, whisk all of the ingredients and season with salt.

  • Drain, peel and devein the shrimp and arrange on a platter. Serve with the remoulade and lemon wedges.

Notes

Creole mustard is a spiced, coarse mustard. It can be found at most grocery stores and onamazon.com.

Suggested Pairing

Citrusy Muscadet: 2014 Domaine Michel Brégeon Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie.

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