Easy Seafood Air Fry Recipes for the whole family.

Our customers regularly ask if seafood can be air fried? Answer is of course! In fact  the air fryer is perhaps one of the most handiest little appliance to come into our lives since the microwave was invented. 

Air Fryer Crispy Mac-and-Cheese Tuna Bites

Prep: 20 minutes

Cook: 10 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 2 cups uncooked whole grain elbow macaroni
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 cup milk, divided
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric
• 1 400 gm can  tuna, drained and flaked or one fillet (220 gm) fresh baked tuna, flaked with fork
• 1 egg
• 1½ cup panko breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• Nonstick cooking spray
• Favourite prepared tartar or marinara sauce for dipping

Instructions

1. Cook macaroni according to directions; drain. Add macaroni back to pot, and add cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, ½ cup milk and turmeric; mix well. Add tuna; stir to mix well. Let sit until cool enough to handle with hands.
2. While mac-and-cheese is cooling, spray air fryer basket with nonstick cooking spray and preheat it to 200 degrees C for 5 minutes.
3. Place remaining ½ cup milk and egg in a small mixing bowl; whisk until well combined. In another small mixing bowl, place panko breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, paprika and garlic powder; mix to combine.
4. Using a spoon, scoop about 2 tablespoons of mac-and-cheese and roll tightly into a ball (should make about 12 smaller or 16 bigger balls). Roll each ball in the milk and egg mixture until well-coated, then roll in panko mixture until all sides are coated. Reshape into a firm ball (you may need to squeeze some liquid out to reshape).
5. Place balls in air fryer basket and spray each mac-and-cheese ball with nonstick cooking spray. Be sure not to overlap balls (cook in batches, if necessary). Cook for 5 minutes or until golden brown on top; then turn each ball, spray other side with cooking spray and cook for another 4 minutes, or until bites are crispy and golden. Enjoy warm with your choice of sauce.

Courtesy: Dish on Fish Blog

Air Fryer Thai Coconut Prawns

Cook time: 20 minutes

Total time: 35 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 500 grams medium prawns, peeled and deveined
• ½ cup whole-wheat flour (can use coconut flour to make dish gluten-free)
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• ½ cup panko (can use plain or whole-wheat or gluten-free)
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. black pepper
• Juice from ½ large lime
• ½ Tbsp. ginger, grated
• 1-2 Tbsp. fish sauce or soy sauce
• ½ jalapeno, finely diced
• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
• Chili sauce or small red chilies

Instructions

1. Pat the prawns dry with paper towel; set prawns aside.
2. Put flour into first small mixing bowl, beat eggs in second small bowl, and mix together coconut, panko, salt and pepper in third small bowl.
3. Dredge the prawns through the flour, then through the beaten eggs, and then through the coconut mixture, coating well each time. Set the prawns to side after coating.
4. Preheat the air fryer for five minutes at 200 degrees C. After it’s ready lightly spray air fryer basket with nonstick spray. In batches, cook the the prawns at 400 degrees F until golden, about 4 minutes. Flip the prawns and spray basket again with the nonstick spray. Cook prawns for another 4 minutes until crisp.
5. Repeat with remaining batches of prawns.
6. While the prawns are cooking, make dipping sauce by squeezing lime juice from the half lime into medium mixing bowl. Add ginger, fish sauce (or soy sauce), jalapeno, brown sugar and red chili sauce (or chilies); mix until well combined.
7. Serve the prawns alongside sauce for dipping.

Suggested accompaniments: brown rice (or rice noodles) and vegetables

Courtesy: Dish on Fish Blog

Crunchy Air Fryer Fish Sticks Recipe

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Total time: 20 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 500 white fish like rockling or blue grenadier , cut into 1-inch strips
• 1 large egg
• ½ cup plain kefir or substitute with yoghurt
• ½ cup whole wheat flour (or yellow cornmeal to make gluten-free)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• ½ teaspoon dried parsley
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• Nonstick cooking spray
• Lemon slices, for garnish
• Favorite Conway seafood sauce or tartare.

Instructions

• In a shallow dish, whisk egg and kefir. Add fish and let marinate for 10 minutes.
• While fish is marinating, spray air fryer basket with nonstick cooking spray, and preheat basket in air fryer for about 4 minutes at 200 C.

• In another shallow bowl or pan, add flour or cornmeal, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Using a fork, lift a piece of fish out of marinade and press into flour or cornmeal mixture until well-coated. Continue with each piece of fish. Add to preheated air fryer basket in a single row (do not overlap; cook in batches if necessary). Lightly spray coated fish with cooking spray until coating is moist.
• Return basket to air fryer and cook fish for 5 minutes. Open basket, flip fish pieces and spray with cooking spray. Cook for an additional 5 minutes, or until cooked through and crisp. Serve with lemon slice and dipping sauce, if desired.

 Courtesy: Dish on Fish Blog