Bacon-Wrapped Buffalo Shrimp Cocktail

• 10 bacon slices
• 2 pounds peeled, deveined tail-on jumbo shrimp (called U-15 in chef-speak)
• 1/2 cup Louisiana hot sauce (not Tabasco)
• 3/4 cup blue cheese dressing
• 4 ribs celery, cut into sticks
• 1 lemon, cut into 6 wedges
• Equipment: 30 wooden toothpicks

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Arrange the bacon on baking sheet and bake until half-cooked, about 6 minutes.
3. Let cool and cut each slice into thirds.
4. Reserve the baking sheetdon't drain the fat.
5. Stretch 1/3 of a bacon slice tightly around the center of each shrimp, and secure with a toothpick.
6. Arrange the shrimp on the reserved baking sheet and bake until just cooked through and the bacon is crispy, about 6 minutes more.
7. Immediately transfer the shrimp to a bowl and gently toss with the hot sauce.
8. 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.

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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bacon-wrapped-buffalo-shrimp-cocktail-recipe.html (may not work)