Stuffing-Crusted Fish
HB-8497 · Hand-built original
White fish fillets brushed with a mustard, honey and Worcestershire sauce and baked under a crisp stuffing crumb with Parmesan, lemon zest and parsley. A simple dressed salad of spring greens goes alongside with lemon wedges.
Main ingredient: halibut
Ingredients
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp. honey
- ½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup boxed savory herb stuffing mix
- Zest of ½ lemon
- 1 oz. Parmesan, finely grated (about ½ cup)
- 2 Tbsp. finely chopped parsley
- 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted, divided
- 4 5-oz. skinless white fish fillets (such as halibut or sea bass)
- 8 oz. spring greens salad mix or baby kale
- 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- Kosher salt
- Lemon wedges (for serving)
Method
- Heat the oven to 400°F with a rack in the upper third, and whisk the chopped garlic with the Dijon mustard, honey and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl.
- Seal the stuffing mix in a large resealable bag, press out the air and crush it to coarse crumbs with a rolling pin, then tip the crumbs into a bowl with the lemon zest, Parmesan and parsley and mix in 3 tablespoons of the melted butter until coated.
- Pat the fish fillets dry, set them on a large rimmed baking sheet and brush both sides with the mustard sauce.
- Dredge each fillet through the buttered crumbs, return it to the sheet, and press any remaining crumb mixture over the tops.
- Bake the fish for 12 to 15 minutes, until the crust is golden and crisp and the flesh feels firm when pressed gently.
- Toss the salad greens with the olive oil and lemon juice while the fish bakes and season the leaves with kosher salt.
- Lift the fillets onto plates with a fish spatula, drizzle the remaining tablespoon of melted butter over them, and arrange the dressed salad beside each one with lemon wedges to serve.
Total: 25 minutes
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data