Buffalo Salmon

A New Lee Family Favorite!

active time: 10 minutes

start to finish: 30 minutes

ingredients:

5 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/4 cup hot sauce such as Frank's Redhot

1/3 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs)

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 (2-lb) piece salmon fillet with skin

-Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in upper third. Lightly oil a shallow baking pan.
-Melt butter with hot sauce and 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper over medium heat. Set aside 1/4 cup sauce.
-Toss panko with oil in a bowl.

-Put salmon, skin side down, in baking pan and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, then brush with remaining sauce.

-Sprinkle panko evenly over top of fish, then bake until panko is golden and fish is just cooked through, 16 to 22 minutes.

-Serve reserved sauce on the side.