AIRFRYR

Fish & Seafood

Crispy Fish Tacos

Crumbed white fish, warm tortillas and a quick slaw — the air fryer does the crunchy part without a litre of frying oil.

Serves 2 · Prep 20 min · Cook 10 min

190° · 10m ✓63° 190°C / 380°F

Serves

Written for 4 — every ingredient quantity below is recalculated.

✓ 63°C / 145°F safe internal temp

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Ingredients

  • 250 g white fish fillets, cod, haddock or pollock, cut into 8 strips
  • 20 g plain flour
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 40 g panko breadcrumbs
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp fine salt
  • 4 small corn tortillas, warmed
  • 100 g white cabbage, finely shredded
  • 2 tbsp sour cream, loosened with lime juice
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges
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Steps

  1. Preheat the air fryer to 190°C / 380°F.

    190° · 03:00

  2. Toss the cabbage with half the lime juice and a pinch of salt, and set the slaw aside.

  3. Coat the fish strips in flour, then egg, then panko mixed with cumin and salt. Spray lightly with oil.

  4. Cook for 5 minutes.

    05:00

  5. Turn each strip over carefully with a thin spatula — white fish breaks up easily.

    Flip

  6. Cook for a further 5 minutes until golden.

    05:00

  7. Check the fish reads 63°C / 145°F, then build the tacos with slaw, fish, sour cream and a squeeze of lime.