Bacon-Wrapped Buffalo Shrimp Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients

10 bacon slices
2 lbs Jumbo Shrimp (called U-15 in chef-speak), peeled, deveined, tail-on
1/2 C Louisiana Hot Sauce (not Tabasco)
3/4 C Blue Cheese Dressing
4 ribs Celery, cut into sticks
1 Lemon, cut into 6 wedges
30 wooden toothpicks

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Arrange the bacon on baking sheet and bake until half-cooked, about 6 minutes. Let cool and cut each slice into thirds. Reserve the baking sheet and drain the fat.
Stretch 1/3 of a bacon slice tightly around the center of each shrimp, and secure with a toothpick. Arrange the shrimp on the reserved baking sheet and bake until just cooked through and the bacon is crispy, about 6 minutes more. Immediately transfer the shrimp to a bowl and gently toss with the hot sauce.
To serve, pour the blue cheese dressing in a bowl and place in the center of a serving platter, surrounded by the shrimp, celery sticks, and lemon wedges.