Fish sticks are the epitome of “frozen convenience food” for most people, but these air fryer fish sticks may just change your mind about them.
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How to Make Crispy Air Fryer Fish Sticks
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Ingredients:
- 1 pound of any white fish like cod
- 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 beaten egg
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp lemon-pepper seasoning
- Cooking oil
- 8-ounce package of panko bread crumbs
- Made from fresh non-GMO bread without crust
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Directions:
- Slice your fish into strips of your desired size. Pat them dry.
- Get three bowls and add your flour in the first one, and your eggs in the second, and your breadcrumbs and your seasoning in a third bowl.
- Now that you have the dipping stations ready, start dipping the fish first in flour, then in the egg, and finally, the breadcrumb mixture.
- Spray the air fryer basket with the cooking oil of your choice. Fry them at 400 degrees for 5 minutes.
- Once done, open your air fryer basket and flip your fish to cook the other side. Fry for another 5 minutes, or until it turns a crisp golden brown.
Serve with a dip of your choice. You have many options when it comes to dips. Here are some of them:
- Tartar sauce: You can buy a bottle from the store, or make some in the comfort of your home.
- Honey mustard: Honey mustard dip is perfect if you want a sweet, tangy twist to your fish sticks. It’s a cinch to make too.
- Fry sauce: Contrary to its name, fry sauce isn’t just for fries.
- Lemon mayo: A squeeze of lemon juice adds a new dimension to your usual mayo dip, and it only requires two ingredients.
- BBQ sauce: While this isn’t a grilled recipe, nothing stops you from having barbecue sauce with fish sticks.
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Air fryer fish sticks take the fish sticks you know and love to the next level. We hope you enjoyed this recipe and stay tuned for more air fryer recipes.
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