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Air Fryer Fish Nuggets

Air Fryer Fish Nuggets are crispy on the outside and cooked perfectly on the inside! Made with cod, panko and herbs.
Course Air Fryer
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 292kcal
Author Nancy Piran

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 pound wild caught cod filets fresh or frozen (about 4 filets)
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme you can use dried
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • extra-virgin olive oil spray

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl add egg and water. Whisk together. Set aside.
  • Slice the cod lengthwise and then cut into nugget-like pieces. Set aside.
  • In medium bowl add panko and flour.
  • Next add paprika.
  • Add garlic powder.
  • Then add salt.
  • Finally add thyme and whisk herbs together.
  • Dunk the cod into egg wash.
  • Then dunk into panko mixture.
  • Place on a crisper tray lined with parchment paper or into a basket lined with parchment paper. Spray with pure extra-virgin olive oil spray.
  • Set air fryer to 400 ° F. Cook for 10 minutes. Flip nuggets and cook for another 3 minutes or until desired crispness.

Notes

These are a few essential tips about these air fryer fish nuggets. 
  1. If you have an air fryer that you have to preheat, go ahead and preheat to 400 ° F. (mine does not have to preheat)
  2. Second, if you have a small air fryer you will have to do these in batches.
  3. With my 12 q air fryer I do not have to cook in batches. I have two crisper trays.
  4. If you have two trays, rotate them at the 8 minute mark.
  5. I recommend pure extra-virgin olive oil spray. Other sprays have silicon in the and I don't really want to be using that to cook with. So invest in a good bottle of spray.
  6. Invest in air fryer parchment paper liners! Make sure to measure the side of your trays or baskets. I had to go with the 7 inch which are a little smaller than my tray but I can double them up easier than cutting them down to fit my tray.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 292kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g