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Air fryer fish and chips

Quick and easy fish and chips using an air fryer, plus delicious home-made tartar sauce
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine American
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 8 ounces cod Alaska cod, halibut, or tilapia, thawed overnight in refrigerator, patted very dry
  • 8 ounces potatoes russet or Yukon gold, cut into matchsticks
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (gluten-free)
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt omit for low-sodium, Menieres, migraine diets
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 cup water (filtered or spring) or plain sparkling water

Tartar sauce

  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 lemon zest only (reserve lemon juice for another use)
  • 1 tbsp pickle relish
  • 1 tbsp pickle juice from sweet pickles
  • 1 tbsp dill (fresh) finely snipped

Instructions
 

  • Soak the cut potatoes in water until ready to use, then drain and pat dry thoroughly with a clean kitchen towel.
  • Pat the fish fillets very dry and cut into smaller pieces if necessary for your air fryer space.
  • Whisk together the flour, spices, and water in a medium bowl until smooth. It should be very thin.
  • Preheat the air fryer to 400ºF. Spray the basket well with olive oil or coconut oil spray.
  • Drop the potatoes into the basket, spritzing them with oil and tossing them to coat evenly. Sprinkle with additional salt (if using) and pepper.
  • Dip the fish fillets into the batter, allowing the excess to drip off. Place on the shelf in the basket above the potatoes.
  • Place the basket in air fryer and turn on to 400ºF for 10 minutes.

Tartar sauce

  • Whisk together ingredients, starting with 1 tablespoon sweet pickle juice. Add more pickle juice if needed to get the consistency you want. Note that tartar sauce is not suitable for low-sodium, migraine, or Meniere's diets.
  • Serve fish and chips immediately with tartar sauce on the side.

Notes

Note that it's a tricky balance to get the potatoes and the fish done at the same time. You may have to play around with timing. Err on the side of starting the potatoes a few minutes early, then stir once and add the fish on the air fryer tray and cook for 10 minutes more.