Buffalo Grilled Shrimp With Blue Cheese Dip And Celery

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup finely chopped scallion
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 ounces)
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons milk
• 18 jumbo shrimp, peeled, leaving last shell segment and tail fan attached, then deveined (1 1/2 to 2 pounds)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup frank's red hot sauce
• 1/2 bunch celery, cut into 4-inch sticks

Recipe

• 1 make dip: stir together ingredients, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• 2 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.
• 3 cooks' note: shrimp can be cooked in an oiled hot 2-burner grill pan over medium heat.