Description
This air fryer battered fish is perfectly crispy, golden, and flaky inside, delivering pub-style fish with a light crunchy coating using almost no oil.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb white fish fillets
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup flour for dredging
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup ice-cold sparkling water
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Cut fish into even portions and pat completely dry.
- Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, garlic powder, paprika, and pepper.
- Slowly add sparkling water and mix until smooth batter forms.
- Dredge fish lightly in flour.
- Dip fish into batter and let excess drip off.
- Preheat air fryer to 400°F.
- Place fish in basket in a single layer.
- Spray lightly with cooking spray.
- Cook for 10–12 minutes, flipping halfway.
- Cook until golden and internal temperature reaches 145°F.
- Rest 2 minutes and serve immediately.
Notes
Use ice-cold sparkling water for the crispiest batter. Do not overcrowd the basket and always pat fish completely dry before coating.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: air fryer battered fish, crispy air fryer fish, air fryer fish and chips, beer battered fish air fryer, pub style fish