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Air Fryer Fish Fry

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Dinner, Main Course – American
By Kelly Djalali – Serves: 2-4
Prep Time: 15 Minutes – Cooking Time: 7-10 Minutes per batch – Total Time: 25 Minutes

Mild dover sole fillets get a light breading and a quick fry in the air fryer; have these as they are, with some lemon and tartar sauce, or get creative and add them to a salad, a sandwich or top your noodle dish!

Ingredients

  • 8-10 Dover Sole Fillets
  • 3 Eggs, Beaten
  • 1 cup Fine Bread Crumbs
  • 1 cup Flour
  • Big Pinch of Kosher Salt
  • Big Pinch of Black Pepper
  • Big Pinch of Cayenne Pepper
  • Cooking Spray
  • Flaky Sea Salt, for garnish
  • Fresh Dill, chopped, for garnish
  • Lemon Wedges

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 200 degrees (to keep the fish warm while you work through batches)

2

Mix flour with Kosher salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.

3

Prepare 3 shallow bowls with dredging ingredients: one with the seasoned flour; one with beaten eggs, and one with the breadcrumbs.

4

Set them up going left to right: flour, eggs, breadcrumbs and set a wire rack inside of a sheet tray on the right side.

5

Pat the fish fillets dry and dip in the four, shaking off the excess; then eggs, then breadcrumbs and place the breaded fish on the wire rack. Repeat with the rest of the fillets.

6

Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees.

7

Place as many fillets as will fit in a single layer, not overlapping each other.

8

Spray with cooking spray and set temperature for 390 degrees, set the timer for 4 minutes.

9

After the 4 minutes, flip the fillets and spray with cooking spray. Check the doneness of the fish, press the center of the fillet with your finger. If the thickest part of the fish feels mostly firm, set the timer for 3 minutes. If the fish is still very soft in the center, set the timer for 4 minutes.

10

Transfer fish to a wire rack placed in a sheet tray and sprinkle with flaky sea salt and place in oven to keep warm while you batch fry the rest of the fillets.

11

To serve, sprinkle with fresh dill, and serve with lemon wedges and tartar sauce.

Notes

If you're using thicker fillets like Tilapia set your initial fry time for 7-8 minutes. If fish feels mostly firm, flip the fish, spray with cooking spray and go another 4-5 minutes. If the fillets are still very soft go another 7-8 minutes on the second side.