Dredge the FiletsĬombine mayonnaise and lemon juice in a separate bowl. Please see the recipe card below for more detailed ingredient amounts. The basic steps for making air fryer fish are simple to follow. You can also use blackened seasoning for a little more spice, or even old bay seasoning for a milder fish.
The secret ingredient that works incredibly well to help the coating stick to the fish! Mixing flour and cornmeal creates a crunchy exterior while also binding easily to the fish. Regular all purpose or a gluten-free 1-to-1 blend will both work. Also, look for a certified gluten-free kind if you are avoiding gluten. Find a medium to fine grit to achieve the right texture. Read below for more information on selecting fish. You want no more than about ¼ to ½-inch thick filets or the cooking times will vary. The simple ingredients needed to make this air fried fish recipe include: Others either don’t use a binder at all, or some simply use a drizzle of oil which results in the coating sliding right off of the fish.īut that’s not so with this recipe! Because of the egg-based sauce, the cornmeal crust sticks beautifully to the fish and won’t fall off after air frying. Speaking of binding mayonnaise is our secret binding agent in this recipe. The cornmeal adds a nice grit that gets crunchy when fried, and the flour helps it to bind to the fish. You’ll get all of the flavor and crunchiness you love but without a TON of oil. So instead, I took the basic recipe for that deep-fried fish and turned it into this easy air fryer fish recipe! While deep-fried fish is definitely something to be enjoyed on special occasions, it’s not exactly weeknight dinner-friendly for those watching what they eat. The fresh fish and shrimp are caught locally in the Gulf coast, coated in a cornmeal crust (because that’s how we do it in the South!) and then deep fried until golden and crunchy on the outside and tender and flaky on the inside. For the past four years my husband has completed what is called the Texas Water Safari – a 260-mile canoe race that starts in the headwaters of the San Marcos river and finishes up down at the coast.Įvery year they have an enormous fish fry for all of the competitors and their families.
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