Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 14 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 carrot, coarsely diced
  • 12 onion, coarsely diced
  • 1 celery rib, coarsely diced
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 6 peppercorns
  • 24 raw jumbo shrimp, peeled with tails on
  • seafood cocktail sauce

Method

  • Bring everything but shrimp to a boil in a large saucepan or dutch oven, covered.
  • Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Add the shrimp, cover again, and simmer for 1 minute.
  • Remove from heat and steep, covered, for 4 minutes.
  • Remove shrimp and chill well (at least 90 minutes).
  • Serve with cocktail sauce.
  • Note: you can freeze the poaching liquid to use again -- just strain it first.