Olive wood smoked shrimp & ABTs

I wanted to try a different type of wood for smoking, found some pre-packaged olive wood. I made my usual ABTs and homegrown shrimp for the experiment.




For the stuffed jalapenos, I used garlic,
cooked/chopped shrimp, minced green onion
and a squeeze of lemon juice combined with an 8oz package of cream cheese.

I stuffed the halved and seeded jalapenos, then wrapped them in bacon.

I cleaned and deveined the shrimp and marinaded them in a mixture of
evoo
sherry
minced garlic
and my homemade/cold smoked seasoned salt

Then wrapped in bacon.

Onto the smoker.

I smoked at a higher temperature than usual, 315 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

Both the peppers and shrimp came out great. I made a chipotle dipping sauce, but the flavor was so good, I liked the shrimp with no sauce too. I'm not sure if I will buy more olive wood, it was a bit expensive....but I enjoyed the change.