Baked Halibut with Crispy Panko

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

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

Stir panko bread crumbs and melted butter together in a bowl until evenly coated.

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.

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