How to Make Crispy Cod Air Fryer Recipes in Your Kitchen

The term "crispy" suggests texture and crunchiness. Codfish or haddock, also known as North Atlantic cod, has a very mild flavor. This fish is often cooked with other ingredients such as vegetables, potatoes, pasta, rice, beans, or corn. Cod is versatile because it tastes excellent cooked in many ways, from steaming to grilling to baking. The next time you cook some fresh cod, try these simple recipes that would go well with any meal. 

Recipe-1: Parmesan COD

Ingredients for Parmesan Cod

• 4 cod filets
• Salt and pepper
• Flour: All-purpose or unbleached will work.
• Eggs: Large, lightly beaten.
• Olive oil
• Panko breadcrumbs
• Grated parmesan

Cooking Process

• Pat the cod dry and salt and pepper.
• Create a breading station for the fish. In one bowl, add the flour. In the second, whisk together the eggs and salt.
• Next, mix the bread crumbs, Parmesan and seasonings.
• The first step is to coat the fish in flour.
  So, add the beaten eggs to the batter.
• Last but not least, coat in panko.
  The Use of an Air Fryer: Put some olive oil spray on the bottom of your basket.
• Drop the fish into the air fryer's basket.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees. Turn the fish over very carefully. Cook the meat for three minutes until it comes golden brown.

Recipe-2

Ingredients

• Four fresh cod fillets, 1" (2.5 cm) thick (4–5 oz./125–150 g each)
• Oil for spraying
• ¼ cup (60 mL) mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter, melted
• ½ cup (125 mL) panko breadcrumbs
• ½ tsp (1 mL)Garlic & Herb Rub
• ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt
• ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) black pepper
• One ear of corn, husk removed
• Eight oz. (225 g) asparagus (½ bunch), trimmed and sliced into 1–2" (2.5–5 cm) pieces
• 1 tsp (5 mL) olive oil
• ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) salt
• One small lemon
• 2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil
• 1 tsp (5 mL) Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp (5 mL) honey
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) chopped chives
• ⅛ tsp (0.5 mL) salt

Preparation

Before you start, you'll want to prep your fish. Start by removing the skin from the cod and patting it dry with a paper towel. This will help ensure it doesn't get soggy in the air fryer.

Next, cut off any pin bones from your fillet with kitchen shears or a knife if any bones are sticking out (you can tell if there are because they'll look like little silver spikes). If you don't remove them all, they may cause your fish to break apart while cooking or turn into an unpleasant texture when eaten. Once this is done, set aside until later in step 2.

Cooking process

First, season with salt and pepper on both sides.

Place it in the air fryer basket and cook for 10 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius (with a fan-forced air fryer, you can cook at 180 degrees Celsius without oil). Cook until the fish is golden brown. Check that it's cooked through by inserting a knife into the thickest part of the fillet – if there is no resistance, then your cod is ready to eat.

Serving

Sides can be a great way to round out your meal. For example, try serving the crispy cod air fryer recipes with potatoes, rice, or vegetables.
If you're looking for other ways to prepare fish and chips (or any fish), check out our guide: How to Cook Fish Without Breadcrumbs.

Recipe-3: Cod Fish Sticks

Ingredients Notes

• Mahi Mahi, Tilapia, Cod, Halibut, and Barramundi are good choices for this meal. Fish cooks evenly when cut into four equal-sized fillets.
• Panko is a light Japanese breadcrumb suitable for air-frying. Panko is distinct from traditional breadcrumbs since they don't have crusts, allowing them to cook without absorbing oil.
• Salt and pepper are needed to season fish. However, salt and pepper alone will season a fish fillet well.
• Eggs help fish chunks hold panko breadcrumbs. The egg "sticks" the panko to the fish, giving it a crunch. Without the egg, the panko won't stick to the fish.
• Garlic powder, cayenne pepper, chili powder, onion powder, and dried oregano.
• Spray oil works well in air fryers. I spray extra virgin olive oil or vegetable oil.

The Cooking Process

• If you use frozen fish, let it thaw before you use it. Then, use salt to refresh the fish for about thirty minutes.
• Salt and pepper flour and breadcrumbs. Add garlic, onion, chili, and smoked paprika. Or use aromatics. Favorite: fresh dill.
• Dredge the fish in the flour using the dry and wet hand method. After dipping in egg, breadcrumbs.
• Once coated, place the fish sticks in the Air Fryer basket without touching them. Spraying them with oil makes them crispier and adds color. Ten minutes at 400F (200C), then 5 minutes more.
• Serve fish sticks with fresh lemon juice.
• The fish sticks could be put in the freezer. If you want to freeze them, do it right away while they are still raw. 15–18 minutes at 400°F (200°C) from frozen.

The Dipping Sauce for The Fish Sticks

It's a classic and undoubtedly the most incredible sauce that can be served with fish fingers (I highly recommend that you create your own at home). 

My favorite sauce for fish fingers or fish sticks is. It's a classic and undoubtedly the best gravy served with fish fingers. you can simply combine mayonnaise, ketchup, and Sriracha hot sauce. Homemade tartar sauce
You could also just dip them in mayonnaise, ketchup, or mustard.

Tips For Dipping and Breading

• Breading anything can be messy.
• One hand: Coat cod with flour using one hand. Shake off the extra egg with the same hand. Then add panko.
• Use your dry hand to pat panko into the cod. Well-coat it. Put in air fryer basket. Repeat.

Tips for the Best Air Fried Cod

I adore air fryers because it's hard to mess up food. Air frying makes making delectable meals easy.
Too close together, the fish will simmer instead of "fried."

Good cod fillet: Fine fresh, or frozen. Too thin, and the fish won't crisp before drying out. Thaw frozen fish as directed. Dry both with a paper towel. This crisps the crust.

Oil: Using oil can make it crispy—spray oil. Non-stick sprays like Pam include ingredients that will damage your air fryer.

Panko bread crumbs are Golden and crunchy to use in the recipe mostly.
Any white fish works well here. Snapper, tilapia, bass, haddock.

Filet VS. Loion

• My seafood store has both cod slices. The distinction is easy if yours does or if you're curious.
• It's all cod.
• Only the cut and fish locations differ.
• Cod loin comes from the fish's fattier core.
• Cod loin is shorter and thicker than a filet. It's the most luscious and tender cut.
• Some call fish loin "filet mignon."
• Because of this, cod costs around $1 more per pound.
• Cod loin is my favorite to air fry. I use it to make thick-cut fish and chips with rosemary cornmeal beer batter.
• This recipe also works with cod filets.
• Filets cook faster than loin.
• Fish dinners are typically considered "complex" or not weeknight-friendly.
• This quick-cod recipe proves otherwise.
• One of the cheapest and most common fish (that's also easy to get wild and sustainably) becomes a delicious meal with just seven components.

How to Serve Air-fried Parmesan Cod

You can add whatever you like to this recipe.
My favorite sauce: Tartar. Malt vinegar, ranch, yum yum sauce, or lemon may do.
Use fried cod for fish tacos, salads, or fish sandwiches.

How to Store Cod Filets

Keep leftovers in the fridge for 2-3 days. Then, reheat in the air fryer for 2-3 minutes or until heated. It won't have the same crunchiness, but it will still be good. Crispy Air Fryer Cod is best right out of the air fryer. Also Click here for A Healthy and Delicious Meal is Only a Few Clicks.

How to Make Crispy Cod Air Fryer Recipes in Your Kitchen [FAQs]

1. What are the Best Air Fryer Recipes?

Think snapper, tilapia, bass, and haddock

2. What are the ingredients for fish?

Cod: Pat the cod dry and with salt and pepper.

3. What is Air-Fried Cod?

Air-fried parmesan cod is the perfect dinner choice.

4. How to use the air fryer to fry fish filets?

Do not put too many things in the air fryer basket. For better results, cook the fish in two batches.

5. How do you cook cod the best?

Make sure the fish is cooked all the way through. Depending on your fillets' thickness, it may take a little longer or less time to cook them through.

6. What is a recipe for Air Fryer Fish and Chips?

This crispy cod takes only a few minutes to make. It is coated with panko and cooked in an air fryer, so there is no need to deep fry the fish.

Conclusion

Air fryers are easy to use because they have an adjustable temperature dial that lets you control how quickly and thoroughly your food cooks. You can also set an automatic timer so that your meal will be ready when you want it! With these tips, anyone can make crispy cod air fryer recipes in their kitchen. If your air fryer is not turning on the click here [FIXED] Air Fryer not turning on.