Search

oldfatguy.ca

Search
Close this search box.

Shrimpy ABTs at oldfatguy.ca

This summer was colder than usual here in the mountains. As a result, my jalapeƱo peppers were quite small. What to do, what to do? It hit me. I decided to stuff shrimp into my shrimpy peppers and make Shrimpy ABT’s. Don’t try and say the last sentence four times fast.

For those of you who don’t know what ABT’s stand for or what they are, ABT stands for Atomic Buffalo “Treats” or words to that effect. The basic ABT is a pepper stuffed with cream cheese, wrapped in bacon and the smoked, grilled or baked.

I started by draining and rinsing a can of cocktail shrimp. I chopped enough of them to make a finely minced 75 ml (1/3 cup) of shrimp.

I mixed the shrimp with 125 ml (1/2 cup) cream cheese, 15 ml (1 tablespoon) cocktail sauce and 15 ml (1 tablespoon) finely chopped green onion.

shrimpy-abts-01

I sliced 10 of the shrimpy jalapenos in half and removed the seeds and membranes. I stuffed them with the shrimp mixture.

I wrapped each pepper in 1/3 of a strip of bacon.

shrimpy-abts-02

I put the ABT’s in the Louisiana Grills Pellet Smoker for 1 1/2 hours at 230 F. You could also bake them in an oven or over indirect heat in a grill.

shrimpy-abts-03

Here are the finished ABT’s.

shrimpy-abts-05

The Verdict

I love the texture the shrimp gave the filling. Still creamy but a bit more set up. The taste was great. The shrimp gave a nice salty balance to the cream cheese. The slight horseradish hit from the cocktail sauce gave a little different heat than the jalapenos. As usual, my guests were surprised that the jalapenos weren’t that hot with the seed and membranes removed and with the cooling effect of the cheese.

Everyone raved but the real complement was the speed they disappeared. Of course, they were shrimpy.

The Old Fat Guy

Shrimpy ABTā€™s

Yield: 20 appetizers

Shrimpy ABTā€™s

Ingredients

  • 10 jalapeno peppers
  • 75 ml (1/3 cup) canned shrimp, drained rinsed and minced
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) cream cheese
  • 15 ml (1 tablespoon) cocktail sauce
  • 15 ml (1 tablespoon) green onion, minced
  • 7 strips bacon

Instructions

  1. Preheat smoker to 230 F.
  2. Mix shrimp, cream cheese, cocktail sauce and onions together.
  3. Cut the peppers in half lengthwise. Remove seeds and membranes.
  4. Stuff the peppers with the shrimp mixture.
  5. Wrap each pepper with 1/3 of a strip of bacon.
  6. Smoke for 1 1/2 hours.
Schema/Recipe SEO Data Markup by Yummly Rich Recipes
https://oldfatguy.ca/shrimpy-abts/

Get our best recipes & expert tips right into your inbox!

Join over 10k subscribers

By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy.
Share this post:

4 Responses

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *