Baked Skate

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish.

2 . Stage

Finely grate the zest from 1/2 of the lemon. Cut lemon in half, remove seeds, and juice it into a small bowl. Mix bread crumbs with melted butter in another small bowl.

3 . Stage

Rinse skate wings and pat dry. Cut into 4 pieces and place in the prepared baking dish. Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with lemon zest, and pour lemon juice over top. Sprinkle with dill and then bread crumb mixture.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Continue to bake, checking in short increments, until fish is uniformly white throughout and can be easily lifted from the skeleton, up to 5 more minutes; do not overcook.

5 . Stage

Carefully move to a serving platter and garnish with lemon slices and dill sprigs.