Seafood is one of our favorite proteins to cook, not only for its great taste but also because it is super quick to prepare. This Orange Garlic Shrimp recipe is extremely versatile, easy to follow and packed with flavor. It’s a delicious, nutritious meal that everyone in the family can agree on.

This Orange Garlic Shrimp is the perfect recipe to introduce seafood into your meal planning rotation, and has been a hit in my house since I first made it a few weeks ago. The citrus from the orange juice pairs well with the hint of sweetness from the honey and makes this dish so fresh and bright. And, it is extremely easy to make, even for the beginner cook.

We love shrimp, but if you prefer, you can easily change out the protein in this recipe—it is equally delicious with chicken or beef. If you are a vegetarian, extra firm tofu is a wonderful replacement. 

And for the veggies, feel free to use any of your favorites! I tend to choose fresh vegetables that are in season—some of my favorites for this dish are broccoli, carrots and peppers—but you can substitute frozen veggies in a pinch.

For the orange juice, I choose Florida’s Natural® Brand Orange Juice. Florida’s Natural comes from pure Florida oranges. There are no artificial flavors or ingredients, and Florida’s Natural only uses oranges hand-picked from their grower-owned orange groves in Florida. Plus, Florida’s Natural orange juice is full of vitamins and minerals like potassium and vitamin C.

If you like Asian-inspired recipes, you are going to love this Orange Garlic Shrimp recipe. It has quickly become a regular dinner in our house.

Enjoy!

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Orange garlic shrimp

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Sauce

• 1/2 cup  Florida’s Natural^® Orange Juice
• 1/3 cup vegetable broth
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 3 Tbsp honey
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
• 2 tsp arrowroot powder or cornstarch

Shrimp

• 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 red and 1 yellow bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 8 oz fresh broccoli
• 4 cloves garlic, minced (1 1/2 Tbsp)
• 3 oz sliced green onions
• 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup cilantro leaves

Directions:

To make the orange sauce, whisk together sauce ingredients in a medium size bowl and set aside.

Pat the shrimp dry with paper towels to remove as much moisture as possible.

Heat a wok or 12-inch skillet over high heat. Add the oil and heat just until it's beginning to smoke, then add the peppers and broccoli. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add the shrimp and cook until pink, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes.

Then, add the orange sauce to the pan. Stir it slowly into the shrimp and vegetables until the sauce boils and thickens, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat.

Serve with a side of rice and garnish with green onions, sesame seeds and cilantro.

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It has been a while since I have made salmon, so today I wanted to make sure I made a recipe that was special and unique. This glazed bourbon orange salmon turned out to be even more delicious than I thought it would. My family really enjoyed every bite of it.

The orange bourbon sauce is what makes this recipe top notch. It is a sauce that you can use with any type of protein, such as tuna, sea bass, sword fish or chicken. All would work wonderfully.

Brown rice and broccoli were the perfect choice to serve with the salmon. The sauce soaks into the rice, giving it the same flavor. All in all, the perfect combination.

One of the great things about this recipe is that you can make the orange bourbon sauce in advance and store in the refrigerator. You can even store the sauce in the freezer. Then, the only thing you have to do is cook the salmon for 2-3 minutes on each side and glaze it with the sauce for a last minute meal. It is the perfect quick and healthy dinner for the family.

For the sauce, in order to get the intense, natural orange flavor I used Florida’s Natural^® Brand Orange Juice, which is made from 100 percent real Florida oranges—no artificial flavors or ingredients. Florida’s Natural is exclusively Florida-grown and American-made, grown by five generations of Florida families.

If you are looking for an easy, tasty and different take to your salmon recipes, I encourage you to try this glazed bourbon orange salmon. From start to finish, it will take just about 15 minutes. If you prepare the bourbon orange sauce in advance it will take just about 10 minutes. A win-win for those with busy schedules who are always on the go.

If you try this recipe, let me know. I am sure you will not be disappointed.

Enjoy!

Glazed bourbon orange salmon

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 6 servings

Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 6 fresh salmon fillets
• Pinch Celtic salt
• Ground pepper to taste

Bourbon Orange Sauce

• 1 cup Florida's Natural orange juice
• 1/4 cup honey
• 3 tbsp maple bourbon, or 2 tbsp bourbon 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp arrowroot powder, or cornstarch

Directions:

In a small sauce pan, add the sauce ingredients and combine. Cook over medium to low heat for about 3 minutes, or until thickened. Set aside.

With a paper towel dry-pad the salmon fillets. Sprinkle Celtic salt and ground pepper over the salmon.

In a large cast iron skillet, over medium to high heat, add the olive oil. When the oil is shimmering, add the salmon fillets, skin side down. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Turn the salmon over and after 1 minute, add the orange sauce.

Let the sauce reduce further, cooking the salmon for 1 more minute. Remove from heat and serve the salmon over brown rice or quinoa and fresh veggies, drizzling the sauce from the pan over the salmon and rice.

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When I make this recipe sometimes I serve it with brown rice and other times with baked potatoes. Either way is great, it really depends what I am in the mood that day.

This recipe literally takes just 15-20 minutes to make. You see, tuna doesn’t have to be cooked that long so that is why it doesn’t take that long. While you can make this 15 minutes Fresh Spanish tuna stew with chicken it will take a bit longer since chicken requires more time.

I use two different types of wine when I make this recipe, however, if you can’t get the second type just use white wine. It will still taste great.

I always use fresh rosemary but you can use dried rosemary. I find fresh rosemary is better but use what you prefer. This is a recipe that I been making over and over again. It is super tasty, easy and healthy.

On another note, I am almost done with school. I have about five more months of grueling study nights. It has been a long journey especially because of how I have experienced certain unpleasant situations in school. But more of that when I am done.

There are nothing but good things that will come after these five months go by. I am hoping to help many people once I am done but for now I have to keep my mind on the price.

Anyways, until my next recipe, I hope you get to make this tuna stew.

Enjoy!

15 minutes Fresh Spanish tuna stew

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 6 servings

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lbs fresh tuna, cut into chunks
• 3 tbs extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large red onion, chopped
• 5 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 cup dried white white
• 10 oz fresh spinach
• 3 tsp arrowroot powder, or cornstarch
• .5 oz fresh rosemary, you can also use dried rosemary
• 1 tsp celtic salt

Directions:

In a 6 qt Duth oven, over medium to high heat, add the oil and onion. Cook for about 3 minutes until translucent. Add the garlic, fresh rosemary and salt. Combine and cook for 1 minute. Add the white wine and cook for 2-3 minutes or until it reduces by half.

Add the tuna and 1 cup of water. Toss around and cover the pan. Let the tuna cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally. Mix the arrowroot powder and 2 tbsp of water. Add to the pan and cook for another 2-3 minutes until the sauce thickens.

Turn the heat off and add the fresh spinach. Combine (the spinach will wilt). Serve tuna over rice or baked potatoes.

NOTE: At the end of the cooking I add a splash of amontillado wine which is a type of dried sherry. This is optional but if you can find it I highly suggested.

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Making quick dinner recipes is my jam. Because I love Asian flavors I figured I used these beautiful Wild Caught Argentine Red Shrimp to make something tasty, quick and easy. This 15 minutes Asian shrimp and broccoli turned out to be the perfect creation.

I used Marina Del Rey Wild Caught Argentine Red Shrimp to make this recipe.  Not only everyone enjoyed it but my husband said he will be making this easy, quick recipe for time to come. That is how much he loved this recipe.

My husband that has been involved in making dinner for the past months, since I have been in school for the past year and a half, can’t stand spending too much time in the kitchen cooking. This is one of those recipes that would be perfect for him.

I love the fact that Marina Del Rey shrimp is already peeled and deveined so all you have to do is drained it after it has thawed and add any other simple ingredients to the mix while cooking.

For my family, when it is time to consume seafood I like to use wild caught and that is why Marina Del Rey products are perfect for us.

• Marina Del Rey shrimp is not farmed, it thrives in its natural habitat ~ the pure ice cold waters off the coast of Argentina, free from chemicals and pollutants.
• Wild shrimp eat their natural diet, with no added hormones or color.
• Wild shrimp are not only a cleaner option, but carry significantly lower sodium levels as well.
• The health benefits of wild caught seafood are tremendous, not to mention the environmental issues that arise with farmed seafood (aquaculture).

This 15 minutes Asian shrimp and broccoli will literally take you 15 minutes to make. The only thing I had to do was to lightly chop the green onions and mix the sauce ingredients. Prep time is almost none existent.

Another awesome thing about this recipe is that you can use any type of vegetables you like. If you would like to replace the broccoli and use kale, fresh spinach, green beens etc you may go ahead and do so. It works with pretty much any vegetable. Next time I make it I might choose red peppers and carrots instead.

I hope you like this 15 minutes Asian shrimp and broccoli. If you like quick, easy and healthy recipes you are going to love this one.

Also, for more yummy wild caught seafood recipe inspiration follow Marina Del Rey on Facebook and Instagram.

Enjoy!

15 minutes Asian shrimp and broccoli

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 6 servings

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 16 oz fresh broccoli florets
• 2 lbs (1 bag) Marina Del Rey Wild Caught Argentine Red Shrimp, thawed
• 4-6 green onions
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• 3 cups rice

For the sauce

• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup sweet and sour sauce
• 2 tbsp red curry paste
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tsp arrowroot powder

Directions:

Cook rice according to package instructions.

In a small mixing bowl add the sauce ingredients and combine. Set aside.

In a large skillet add the olive oil and broccoli. Toss for 3-5 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook for about 5 minutes or when they start to turn pink. Add the sauce and toss it to cover the broccoli and shrimp.

Add the green onions and sesame seeds and serve over rice.

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I was a bit skeptical using the outside grill for the first time, however, the result was just perfection. The sauce is what actually made the shrimp exceptional. The recipe itself was also simple, which is always a win win situation for me. Neither making the sauce or cooking the shrimp won’t take long at all.

To make the sauce I used not from concentrate Florida’s Natural^® Brand Orange Juice. It’s the perfect juice to use because it’s made entirely from Florida oranges grown by actual farmers. Just how juice is supposed to be!

The orange flavor is very intense. You will taste the orange come through in the sauce so if you like orange flavor and would like good results with your sauce make sure you use this type of juice and not a concentrated form.

This is something that I strive to do every time I cook and bake. I always try to use the best possible ingredients to make sure that my recipes come through with flavor.

If you have leftover sauce you can also store this sauce in your refrigerator and used it for chicken, fish, beef….whatever type of protein you may like. I have marinated chicken over night with this sauce and saute it for lunch the next day and worked really good. If you like the sauce it is very versatile so make sure you don’t discard the leftover.

For this recipe I used shrimp but if you are not too fond of shrimp you can use chicken too. Either one is fine.

I hope you get to try this grilled spicy orange shrimp. It would be the perfect grilling recipe for July 4th.

Enjoy!

Grilled spicy orange shrimp

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 8 servings

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs fresh uncooked jumbo shrimp, devein and cleaned

Sauce

• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 tbs soy sauce
• 1 tsp arrowroot powder
• 1 tbs honey
• 1 tsp pepper flakes

Directions:

To make the sauce, over medium to low heat, place the sauce ingredients into a small sauce pan and stir constantly until it thickens. This will take about 3-5 minutes. Set aside.

Place 5-6 shrimp on each skewer. With a brush, brush the shrimp with the sauce.

Grill over medium to low heat for 3-5 minutes on each side. You can brush more sauce over the shrimp after they are grilled if desired.

Sprinkle some sesame seeds and fresh herbs if desired. Serve immediately.

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I have grown up in Spain eating seafood.  One of my favorite things to eat while eating seafood has always been mussels. Mussels are very versatile and there are many ways in which you can prepared them. Often times I like to use them with pasta. This mussels Marinara recipe was easy and quick to put together. If you are like me and like healthy, comforting food you will love this recipe.

My kids have also grown eating seafood. When ever I prepare recipes with any type of seafood, especially mussels, they go crazy so I tend to double the batch when making such recipes so that we an enjoy it at least a couple of times.

People seem to think that cooking mussels is hard. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Once you place the mussels in the pan they take just about 5-8 minutes to cook. Steaming mussels is super quick once the steam environment is secured. They are tasty, healthy and something I like to even serve as an appetizer when ever we have company.

The mussels I always use are PEI mussels. These are processors based in the Province of Prince Edward Island who produce 80% of all the fresh mussels sold in North America! If you go to their website you will find tips on how to steam and cook mussels, how to choose mussels when buying and much more!

The Prince Edward Island aquaculture industry is known to be one of the most sustainable industries in the world. Specifically, PEI Mussel farming is a shining example of how nutritious and delicious food can be raised in a sustainable way.

PEI Mussels feed on natural food particles, which are present in the water column and do not require feed. They get all their nourishment naturally, from the pristine ocean waters that surround them while they grow.

If you are going to consume mussels, PEI mussels is the way to go.

There is also a context that will be running from (3/27 – 4/17).  One lucky voter will win a TRIP FOR 2 to PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND!

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Good luck.

If you are like me and love to consume seafood, especially mussels, you will love this Mussels Marinara recipe. From start to finish it just takes about 20 minutes. Super easy, fast, tasty, and healthy. You can even make this recipe gluten free  by using gluten free pasta so make sure you use which ever pasta you like best. Anything goes.

Until my next recipe

Enjoy!

Mussels Marinara

Miryam's original recipe

Yield: 20 minutes

Total Time: 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 lb whole wheat spaghetti
• 1 (25.25 oz jar) marinara sauce
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 bay leave
• 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1/4 tsp celtic salt
• 3 lbs live mussels
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley, for garnish

Directions:

Cook pasta according to package instructions.

In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add garlic, bay leaf and crushed red pepper and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add the wine and boil until reduced by half, about 3 minutes. Stir in the marinara sauce, salt and bring to a simmer.

Stir in the mussels, cover and cook until the mussels open, about 5 minutes; discard any mussels that do not open. Add the cooked pasta and combine.

Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve immediately.

 

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