Pickled Shrimp And Cucumber Spears

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10 Ingredients

• 5 cups water
• 12 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 8 bay leaves
• Eight 3-inch-long strips of lemon zest
• 6 to 8 small dried red chiles
• 3 Tbsps kosher salt
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 lbs medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 1 1/2 lbs unwaxed kirby or Japanese cucumbers, cut into 3/4-inch-wide spears