Buffalo Celery
Ingredients
- Blue cheese dip ⓘ
- 1/3 cup greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon softened cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon milk
- 1 tablespoon scallions, minced ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon celery leaves, minced ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon celery seed ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt ⓘ
- Buffalo celery ⓘ
- 12 thick stalks celery, cut into 2 inch long pieces and very carefully trimmed of stringy pieces ⓘ
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cayanne ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 2 eggs ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon tabasco (or another hot sauce) ⓘ
- Your favorite buffalo wing sauce - I like Texas Pete ⓘ
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients - season with salt and pepper.
- Combine the flour, cayenne, and salt in one shallow bowl.
- Combine the eggs and tabasco in another shallow bowl.
- Heat your oil in a deep pot over medium high heat - use a thermometer to maintain a temperature of 360 (a bit hot but we want these crisp on the outside without losing crunch on the inside).
- Dip the celery pieces in the egg wash, then dredge in flour.
- Fry until golden brown - about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with salt immediately after cooking.
- Serve with your favorite wing sauce on the side (or drizzled over top) and the blue cheese dip.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
818
kcal
41% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).