Steakhouse-style blue cheese dressing Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pint (2 cups) sour cream
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice (about half a lemon), or to taste
- a few dashes hot sauce, like Tabasco
- 1 Tablespoon Asian fish sauce (can substitute Worcestershire sauce)
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or more to taste
- 12 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
- Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: Total time: 5 mins Yield: 4 cups
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