Baked Halibut with Crispy Panko

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups panko bread crumbs
• 1.5 tablespoons butter , melted
• 0.25 cups chicken stock , or as needed
• 2 , 8 ounce
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. 2

   Stir together panko bread crumbs and melted butter in a bowl until well combined. Set aside.

3. 3

   Pour enough chicken stock into an oven-proof skillet to cover the bottom; arrange halibut fillets in the skillet.

4. 4

   Drizzle lemon juice over fillets; season with salt and pepper. Spread a thin layer of Dijon mustard over each fillet; press bread crumb mixture into mustard.

5. 5

   Bake fish in the skillet in the preheated oven until fillets flake easily with a fork and topping is browned, about 20 minutes.