Air Fryer Fish Nuggets

5 from 4 votes

Homemade air fryer fish nuggets using cod tilapia or salmon turn out great in Ninja foodi or Cosori! With a light breading they're tender but crispy on the outside.

Prep Time15

Cook Time8

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: air fryer, chicken nuggets, cod, fish, homemade, ninja foodi

Servings:

Author: Justine

Equipment

1 air fryer
2 bowls

Ingredients

1.5 lb fish cod is great because it is firmer than others, cubed
2 eggs
3/4 c all purpose flour or just use a boxed fish breading
1 tbsp Old Bay
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp salt + extra to sprinkle directly on fish
1/4 tsp pepper + extra to sprinkle directly on fish
olive oil spray

Instructions

Cube deboned fish into bite size pieces. Lightly sprinkle pieces with salt and pepper. (you can coat using a bagged fish breading mixture if you want or mix flour and seasonings together like I did below)
In a shallow bowl mix together flour, salt, pepper, Old Bay and garlic powder.
In another bowl whisk eggs.
One at a time coat fish piece in flour mixture, then dip and coat with egg (allow excess to drip off), and then coat again with flour mixture.
Preheat air fryer to 380 degrees F for 5 minutes. Spray basket with olive oil spray and put coated pieces inside in one layer without overlapping. Spray top of fish bites with olive oil spray so flour is moist.
Close basket once full and cook for 8 minutes total. Flip pieces over after minute 4 and spray olive oil spray on top of pieces again.
Remove, taste, sprinkle more salt and pepper on if desired and enjoy with tartar sauce.

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