Buffalo Chicken Lollipops & Blue Cheese Fondue

Name: Buffalo Chicken Lollipops & Blue Cheese Fondue
Yield: Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup Frank’s Original RedHot, divided; 2 medium celery ribs, trimmed and sliced into sticks; ¼ cup cream cheese; ¼ cup blue cheese; 1 cup buttermilk; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided; 2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into sticks; 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 cups grapeseed oil (or other neutral oil); 24 chicken drumettes (about 3 pounds), trimmed or frenched into lollipops

Preparation info

Makes
4 to 6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Egg & Chicken

By Grant MacPherson

Published 2022

About

Regional dish, they’re now popular coast to coast. Be sure to sharpen your knife before you set into this recipe because when you trim the chicken you want to keep the cuts clean and go all the way to the bone.

Ingredients

Blue Cheese Fondue

5 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1 cup buttermilk
¼

Starter
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat a deep fryer or large heavy-bottomed pot filled with the 4 cups of grapeseed oil to 375 degrees F.

In a small pot over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter for the f