| Yield | Preparation time | Cook time | Total time |
| 2 servings | 6 minutes | 10 minutes | 16 minutes |
If you like fish, this is a great way to eat fast, deliciously, and without hassle. Go to the store, pick your favorite brand of fillets, and enjoy your air fryer frozen fish fillets. If, however, you prefer raw frozen fish fillets, here is the perfect recipe for unbreaded fillets.
Ingredients
- 4 frozen raw fish fillets
- non-stick cooking spray or olive oil
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
- pinch of salt
Extra ingredients
- 1/2 lettuce
- 3 tomatoes
- 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon salt
Serve with mayonnaise and salad.
Equipment
- Digital air fryer
Instructions
1. Let the raw fish fillets thaw overnight in the refrigerator or at room temperature.
2. Meanwhile, blend garlic, black pepper, vinegar, oregano and salt. Then, rub the fish fillets.
3. Spritz the tilapia fish fillets with oil or spread butter over them.
4. Put the raw fish fillets in the air fryer at 390ºF (199ºC) and cook for 10 minutes, turn the fillets over halfway through cooking with tongs. Maintain an eye on the process until they’re perfectly cooked. According to the air fryer you have, cooking times may vary.
5. Meanwhile, wash and disinfect lettuce, then slice it. Likewise, chop tomatoes into slices and place them into a large bowl, adding salt and lemon juice on top. Mix very well.
6. Serve with salad. Enjoy!
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Can you cook frozen fish fillets in the air fryer?
You can fry fresh battered, unbreaded, or breaded fish fillets as well as frozen fish fillets or sticks. This meal comes out of the air fryer so juicy and delicious that you’ll never want to cook fish any other way again.
How long to cook frozen fish fillets in the air fryer?
There is no specific timing because it depends on the size and shape of the fillets. When the temperature is set at 390°F (199°C), it will take 10 minutes. Please find below a cooking chart for air fryer frozen fish fillets to match your specific model.
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How do you cook frozen fish fillets?
Frying frozen fish fillets will only take you a few minutes. From the freezer, transfer the fish fillets to the refrigerator overnight, or let them cool at room temperature. After, they are defrosted, season the fillets and transfer them to the basket/tray of the air fryer. Spray oil, making sure they won’t stick. Set the right temperature, 380ºF-390ºF for 10 minutes until cook through. To ensure even cooking, flip them halfway with tongs.
Lastly, serve the fillets with a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, and add salt and lemon to taste.
For fish fillets, you can use white fish in general. Here are some options: flounder fillets, salmon, cod, tilapia, catfish, pollock, hake, haddock, branzino, trout, perch, and barramundi.
What to serve with frozen fish fillets?
Well, to accompany your fillets, you might like to add:
Cooking chart
| Model | Cooking time | Temperature |
|---|---|---|
| Ninja Foodi | 9 minutes frozen | Preheat 390ºF (199ºC) |
| Pampered Chef Deluxe | 14-16 minutes fish fillets 10-12 minutes fish sticks | press air fry |
| Philips | 12 minutes frozen | 356ºF (180ºC) |
| Cosori 5.8 quart | 15 minutes frozen | 400ºF (204ºC) |
| Gourmia | 10-12 minutes frozen fish sticks 10-15 minutes fresh fillets | 400ºF (204ºC) 350ºF (177ºC) |
| Power XL vortex | 12 minutes frozen | Preheat 350ºF (177ºC) |
| Emeril Lagasse | 12-17 minutes frozen | set air fryer |
Air Fryer Frozen Fish Fillets [No Breading]
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
- 4 frozen raw fish fillets
- non-stick cooking spray or olive oil
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoon teaspoon ground oregano
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Let the raw fish fillets thaw overnight in the refrigerator or at room temperature.
- Meanwhile, blend garlic, black pepper, vinegar, oregano and salt. Then, rub the fish fillets.
- Spritz the tilapia fish fillets with oil or spread butter over them.
- Put the raw fish fillets in the air fryer at 390ºF (199ºC) and cook for 10 minutes, turn the fillets over halfway through cooking with tongs. Maintain an eye on the process until they're perfectly cooked. According to the air fryer you have, cooking times may vary.
- Meanwhile, wash and disinfect lettuce, then slice it. Likewise, chop tomatoes into slices and place them into a large bowl, adding salt and lemon juice on top. Mix very well.
- Serve with salad. Enjoy!
