Air Fryer Fish and Chips

How to make air fryer fish and chips at the same time for dinner! Using Gortons fish fillets or frozen fish sticks and french fries, it’s easier than ever.

Air Fryer Fish and Fries

We started all of this by making a bunch of different air fryer fish recipes. Yes we love it with simple salt and pepper with no breading, but “fried” is so much better.

Paired with crispy french fries it’s the best meal ever. Use bagged and frozen or follow our homemade air fryer fish nuggets recipe instead.

Ninja Foodi Fish and Chips

It doesn’t matter what brand of small kitchen appliance you have, all electric air fryers work just the same. AND of course there are a ton of different ways to make fish to go along with this. We chose Gortons crunchy breaded whole fillets which are a bit larger than sticks.

It is the closest thing to what you’re served if you go out to eat we think. You can find beer battered versions too which are fabulous. There are many brands out there too like Van deCamps and store brands sometimes too. I will say that spending a bit more for higher quality is well worth it.

As far as the taters go you could use frozen french fries in air fryer, tater tots, wedges take a minute or two longer but will work or even the larger chunky hash brown sizes in a bag.

Gortons.com Air Fryer Directions

Yes we used this brand but there are many others out there. A few even have hot air directions on the back but of course wouldn’t include timing for the frozen fries at the same time.

Gordon Fish Fillet Air Fryer

Let me answer a few questions for you in case you’re wondering:

I first crisped the fries before adding the frozen fish to the top. I also decided to separate the two with a trivet. A small piece of parchment paper might work just as well.

Fish and Chips in Air Fryer

If you need this to be gluten free you can find varieties in the freezer section. Cook times should be basically the same. Only variations would be if pieces are much thicker or thinner than what you see here.

I used very little olive oil spray for this, it got plenty crunchy with just a bit for the salt to stick. Just like deep fried but you don’t have to cook the fish in oil at all.

Serve as is right out of the air fryer basket as is or with a side of tartar sauce.

Air Fryer Beer Battered Fish and Chips

We have made this in a variety of ways, with a grilled version and with fresh lightly battered fish.

Here are quick step by step directions below but there is a printable recipe card at the bottom as well. Preheat air fryer to 400 degrees F for 5 minutes. Spray inside of basket with non stick spray.

• Pour half a bag of frozen french fries into fryer basket and cook at 400 degrees for 9 minutes turning halfway thru that time. After about 4 min.I spray top of fries with olive oil spray, sprinkle salt on top of them.
• Open, shake basket again and put a flat trivet on top of fries. Put frozen fish sticks or fillets on top of that.
• Cook for 5 more minutes, then open and flip fish. Cook for another 4-5 minutes or until as crispy as you’d like it to be. Serve with white sauce for fish tacos

You could wait until the end to season. Add fries to a large bowl and toss with seasoned salt and then serve. The total air fry time is about 18 minutes total. Keep in mind that if you are doing homestyle or steak fries that are really thick you might want to add an additional minute.

Serve with a shallow bowl or plate full of different dipping sauces like fry sauce, ketchup, etc… or inside air fryer fish tacos!

Try our air fryer catfish next and enjoy all the things in your new machine. Nutritional information below will vary depending on the brands you choose to use. Refer to calories, saturated fat, etc…amounts on the bags.