DILLED SHRIMP (REJER)

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You can't have a Danish holiday meal without endless platters of dilled shrimp. Served on a red serving platter, it makes the perfect Christmas dish that will have your guests heaping up pyramids of shrimp on their plates. No Scandinavian buffet would be complete without it!

Provided by WOLSELEY

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Seafood Shrimp

Time 8h50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 quarts water
¼ cup coarse salt
⅓ cup white sugar
5 sprigs dill
2 pounds medium shrimp, with shells
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon minced dill
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

Steps:

Bring water to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Add salt, sugar, and dill sprigs; stir until sugar has dissolved. Pour in shrimp and cook until the shells turn pink, and the meat is no longer translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Strain the shrimp through a colander, discard dill sprigs, and chill until cold in the refrigerator, about 30 minutes.
Once shrimp have cooled, peel and devein them; discard the shells. Whisk together oil, vinegar, minced dill, salt, and pepper; toss with shrimp meat to coat. Cover, and chill overnight in the refrigerator; serve with sprigs of fresh dill.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 183.3 calories, Carbohydrate 9.5 g, Cholesterol 172.5 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Protein 23.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 2888.6 mg, Sugar 8.3 g