Halibut Cheeks with Ginger Orange Sauce

Ingredients

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• ½ cup panko bread crumbs
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• 1 ½ tablespoons butter, melted
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• ¼ cup chicken stock, or as needed
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• 2 (8 ounce) fillets halibut
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• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
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• salt and ground black pepper to taste
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• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
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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.