BBQ Oysters With Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce : Red Fish Grill Restaurant : New Orleans, Louisiana

Ingredients

• canola oil, for deep frying
• 2 cups seasoned flour
• 36 medium-to-large oysters,* drained
• 1 cup blue-cheese dipping sauce or salad dressing
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons mild-flavored Louisiana pepper sauce, such as Crystal brand
• 1 tablespoon clover honey
• 6 tablespoons clarified butter
• 4 ounces Stilton or other good-quality blue cheese, crumbled
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise, preferably homemade
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon minced flat-leaf (Italian) parsley leaves
• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper