These golden fish fillets are cooked in the air fryer until crispy and delicious. Covered in a tasty crust, the fish remains soft and velvety from the inside. Ready in just 20 minutes! Serve air fryer fish with homemade tartar sauce, and lemon wedges.
You guys LOVED my air fryer chicken breast recipe that I shared with you on the blog, so I thought that it would be a good idea to also share my air fryer fish recipe. The fish turns out crispy, moist and absolutely delicious! I’m sure that you will love it as much as I do.
Ever since I got my air fryer, I’ve been obsessed with it! It’s just so easy to use, and I love the fact that I can still cook my favorite food in it without all the grease. Every time my husband wants to bake, roast, or fry something, he just throws it in the air fryer instead (I’m not kidding!).
This is a wonderful way to cook fried style fish with very little oil, which makes it an easy and guilt-free meal that you can enjoy at any day of the week.
We make this air fryer fish recipe quite often to serve for dinner, as this is a healthier version of traditional fish and chips that we all! Of course, this doesn’t mean that I never deep fry fish because I just love it so much, so if you’re after a traditional crunchy and light beer battered fish recipe then I also have the recipe for you!
So back to the Air Fryer fish recipe, I’ve seen many recipes on the internet where you need to spray oil over the breading before you air fry the fish. I found that this method causes the breading to fall off, and as I find cooking sprays not so healthy and avoid them when I can, I came up with a healthier version that tastes great, ensures that your breading stays on, and turns out super crunchy and delicious!
- Step 1Pat fish dry and season on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Step 2Place flour, egg, and panko in three shallow bowls. …
- Step 3Working in batches, place fish in basket of air fryer and cook at 400° for 10 to 12 minutes, gently flipping halfway through, or until fish is golden and flakes easily with a fork.
Air Fryer Fish
Easy air fryer fish that is crispy and golden from the outside, soft and moist from the inside. Cooked in just 15 minutes!
Prep: 5min
Total: 20min
Yield: 8
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 153 kcal, Carbohydrate 11 g, Protein 21 g, Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Sodium 269 mg, Fiber 1 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 8 (28oz, 800g) fish fillets
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (or vegetable oil)
- 1 cup (50g) dry bread crumbs (If following a gluten-free diet, use gluten-free breadcrumbs.)
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder or granules
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- tartar sauce
- lemon wedges
Instruction:
- If using frozen fish fillets, defrost them. Drizzle with olive oil, and make sure that the fish is well coated with oil.
- In a shallow dish, mix the bread crumbs with paprika, chili powder, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and salt.
- Coat each fish fillet in bread crumbs, and transfer to your air fryer basket.
- Cook in the air fryer at 390°F (200°C) for 12-15 minutes. After the first 8-10 minutes, open the air fryer and flip the fish fillets on the other side then continue cooking.
