Baked Halibut with Crispy Panko Recipe

Baked Halibut with Crispy Panko Recipe

  • 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup chicken stock, or as needed
  • 2 (8 ounce) fillets halibut
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Stir panko bread crumbs and melted butter together in a bowl until evenly coated.
  3. Pour enough chicken stock into an oven-proof skillet to cover bottom; arrange halibut fillets in skillet. Drizzle lemon juice over fillets; season with salt and pepper. Spread a think layer of Dijon mustard over each fillet; press bread crumb mixture over mustard layer.
  4. Place skillet in the preheated oven and cook until fillets flake easily with a fork and topping is browned, about 20 minutes.