BUFFALO GRILLED SHRIMP w/BLUE CHEESE

By BobD

Ingredients

• For blue cheese dip:
• Buffalo Grilled Shrimp with Blue Cheese Dip and Celery
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup finely chopped scallions
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 ounces)
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoon milk
• For shrimp:
• 18 jumbo shrimp (1 1/2 to 2 pounds), peeled, leaving last shell segment and tail fan attached, then deveined
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup hot sauce such as Frank�s RedHot
• 1/2 bunch celery, cut into 4-inch sticks

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from epicurious.com

Preparation

Step 1

Make dip:
Stir together ingredients, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.


Make shrimp:
Prepare grill for direct-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium heat for gas); see Grilling Procedure . Toss shrimp with oil and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Oil grill rack, then grill shrimp, covered only if using a gas grill, turning once, until just cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes total. Stir together butter and hot sauce in a large bowl. Add shrimp and toss until coated. Serve shrimp with dip and celery.


Cooks' note:
Shrimp can be cooked in an oiled hot 2-burner grill pan over medium heat.