Active time: 1 1/4 hr Start to finish: 1 1/4 hr
•Shrimp may be served hot or at room temperature.
•Blue-cheese dip can be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before serving.
Recipe information
Total Time
1 1/4 hr
Yield
Makes 10 to 12 (first course) servings
Ingredients
For blue-cheese dip
For shrimp sauce
For shrimp
Preparation
Make dip:
Step 1
Purée blue cheese, oil, and lemon juice in a food processor until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and whisk in cream. Serve dip with celery.
Make sauce:
Step 2
Stir together sauce ingredients.
Cook shrimp:
Step 3
Make a deep lengthwise incision along inner curve of each shrimp with a small knife, cutting all the way through flesh but not shell. Devein.
Step 4
Toss with kosher salt and cracked pepper to coat.
Step 5
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. Transfer to a large bowl as cooked.
Step 6
Add sauce to shrimp and toss well to coat.
