Ingredients

  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
  • 1/2 cup hot sauce, such as Frank's RedHot
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
  • 2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Carrot sticks, for dunking
  • Celery sticks, for dunking
  • Blue cheese dressing, for serving

Method

  • Special equipment: skewers
  • Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat.
  • In a medium saucepan add the butter, hot sauce and chili powder over medium-high heat.
  • Once the butter melts, add the garlic and vinegar, and saute until it sizzles and is fragrant, about 3 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat.
  • Reserve a few tablespoons of the sauce for a later use.
  • Stick 3 shrimp on each skewer.
  • Sprinkle the shrimp with salt and pepper on both sides.
  • Place the shrimp on the grill and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, basting with the sauce the last few minutes of grilling.
  • Remove the shrimp to a platter and drizzle the reserved sauce over the skewers.
  • Serve the shrimp skewers with carrots, celery sticks and creamy blue cheese dressing.