Pickled Shrimp with Creamy Spinach Dip

Name: Pickled Shrimp with Creamy Spinach Dip
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 2 cups white wine vinegar; 1 cup sugar; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 jalapeños, thinly sliced; 2 bay leaves; 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon black peppercorns; 1 teaspoon allspice berries; 2 pounds large shrimp (16 to 20 per pound)?shelled and deveined, tails left on; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 pound spinach?stemmed, washed, dried and leaves coarsely chopped; 1 cup crème fraîche; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; Salt; Cilantro leaves, for garnish

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"James Holmes grew up in Texas but didn't learn how to make pickled shrimp, a Gulf specialty, until he took a job at a New York City restaurant...."

INGREDIENTS

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3 cups water

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2 cups white wine vinegar

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1 cup sugar

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4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

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2 jalapeños, thinly sliced

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2 bay leaves

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1 tablespoon crushed red pepper

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2 teaspoons kosher salt

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1 teaspoon black peppercorns

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1 teaspoon allspice berries

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2 pounds large shrimp (16 to 20 per pound)?shelled and deveined, tails left on

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1 cup heavy cream

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1 pound spinach?stemmed, washed, dried and leaves coarsely chopped

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1 cup crème fraîche

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1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

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Salt

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Cilantro leaves, for garnish

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