Salt And Pepper Shrimp With Blue Cheese

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 bunch celery, cut into sticks
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup medium-dry sherry
• 2 -4 tablespoons hot sauce
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 lbs shrimp, in shells (16 to 20 large per lb)
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons cracked black pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 make dip: purée blue cheese, oil, and lemon juice in a food processor until smooth.
• 2 transfer to a bowl and whisk in cream.
• 3 serve dip with celery.
• 4 make sauce: stir together sauce ingredients.
• 5 cook shrimp: devein shrimp.
• 6 toss with kosher salt and cracked pepper to coat.
• 7 heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook shrimp in batches, without crowding, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side, adding more oil as needed.
• 8 transfer to a large bowl as cooked.
• 9 add sauce to shrimp and toss well to coat.