{"id":132604,"title":"Crispy Air Fryer Breaded Fish","modified":"2026-06-13T11:16:37+02:00","plain":"This breaded fish in the air fryer cooks up crisp and delicious. Coated in a light, flavorful breadcrumb crust, the fillets stay tender and flaky inside, with a beautifully crunchy exterior. Ready in just 20 minutes!\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s an excellent way to make breaded fish with very little oil, for an easy, lighter, guilt-free meal to enjoy any day of the week.\n\n\n\nMy air fryer pork tonkatsu is another great breaded recipe. For a lighter crunch, try my air fryer gnocchi\n\n\n\nI\u2019ve seen plenty of recipes that recommend spraying oil onto the breading before cooking. Personally, I\u2019ve found that it often makes the breading lift off. Instead, I simply use a tablespoon of oil to coat the fish evenly.\n\n\n\nWhat kind of fish can you cook in an air fryer?\n\n\n\nThis air fryer fish recipe works with all kinds of fillets! You can use cod, tilapia, catfish, pollock, hake, haddock, or even salmon.\n\n\n\nHow to thaw fish\n\n\n\nThe best way to thaw fish is to leave it in the refrigerator overnight. Otherwise, if the fillet isn\u2019t too thick, you can immerse it in ice water at room temperature for about an hour, until thawed.\n\n\n\nThese air fryer spring rolls are absolutely delicious\n\n\n\nTips for perfect air fryer breaded fish\n\n\n\nYou can use fresh fish fillets or fully thawed frozen fillets. The fillets shouldn\u2019t be too thin, as very thin pieces aren\u2019t suitable for this recipe.\n\n\n\nYou don’t need many ingredients for this breaded fish recipe\n\n\n\nBe careful not to overcrowd your air fryer basket, or the fish won\u2019t crisp up properly.\n\n\n\nCooking time can vary depending on the type and thickness of the fish, as well as the model of your air fryer. The fish is ready when it flakes easily with a fork.\n\n\n\n\n\n\tCrispy Air Fryer Breaded Fish\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\tair fryer\t\n\t\n\t\t4 fillets fish (about 25 g each)0.5 tablespoon olive oil25 g dry breadcrumbs0.25 teaspoon paprika1 pinch cayenne pepper1 pinch black pepper0.5 teaspoon garlic powder0.5 teaspoon onion powder0.25 teaspoon saltFor servingtartar saucelemon wedges\t\n\t\n\t\tDrizzle the fillets with olive oil and toss to coat evenly.In a shallow dish, combine the breadcrumbs and spices.Coat each fish fillet in the breadcrumb mixture, then place the fillets in the air fryer basket.Air fry at 200\u00b0C for 12 to 15 minutes.After 8 to 10 minutes, open the air fryer and flip the fish fillets, then continue cooking.Serve with tartar sauce and lemon wedges.\t\n\t\n\t\tYou can use fresh fish fillets or fully thawed frozen fillets. Avoid very thin fillets, as they are not well suited to this recipe.\nBe careful not to overcrowd the air fryer basket, or the fish will not crisp up properly.\n\t\n\t\n\t\tPlat principalFran\u00e7aise","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marcwiner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}