Spicy-Sweet Tangerine Shrimp with Baby Bok Choy

A delicious Asian-inspired dish combining succulent shrimp in a tangy orange-chili sauce with tender baby bok choy. The dish balances sweet, spicy, and savory flavors with a citrusy kick from tangerine.

4 servings
12 min

Ingredients

  • 6 whole baby bok choy
  • 2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil
  • pounds uncooked large shrimp
  • cup frozen orange-tangerine concentrate
  • cup Asian sweet chili sauce
  • 12 strips tangerine peel
  • teaspoons distilled white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
  • 2 whole green onions
  • tablespoons fresh ginger

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Cover bottom of large skillet with 1/2 inch water. Add bok choy; drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover; cook over high heat until bok choy is tender, about 5 minutes. Arrange bok choy around edge of platter. Boil liquid in skillet until reduced to glaze, about 1 minute; pour over bok choy.

    6 min

  2. 2.

    Mix shrimp and next 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in same skillet over high heat. Add onions and ginger. Sauté 1 minute. Add shrimp mixture. Toss until shrimp are just opaque in center, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer shrimp to platter. Cook sauce until thickened, about 2 minutes. Spoon sauce over shrimp.

    6 min