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Air Fryer Fried Catfish Recipe

Learn how to make quick and easy, tasty air-fried catfish! Using an air fryer to cook catfish is fast, mess-free, and makes perfectly crispy catfish.
Course Dinner
Cuisine American, Southern
Keyword air fried catfish, air fryer, fried catfish
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author Rosie

Equipment

  • Air Fryer
  • Nonstick Cooking Spray

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs Catfish Filets cut into small sizes
  • 1 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup yellow mustard
  • 3 tsp Rosamae Seasonings Seafood Magic or your favorite seafood seasoning

Instructions

  • Coat the catfish with yellow mustard, then set to the side.
    2 lbs Catfish Filets, 1/4 cup yellow mustard
  • Combine the flour, cornmeal, and Seafood Magic in a zip bag. Shake to make sure that everything is well combined.
    1 cup yellow cornmeal, 1/2 cup all purpose flour, 3 tsp Rosamae Seasonings Seafood Magic
  • Next, start dropping the catfish into the zip bag with the cornmeal mixture.
  • Shake the bag to make sure that the catfish is nicely coated with the cornmeal mixture.
  • Once the catfish is coated, remove it from the bag and place it on a baking sheet. Let the catfish sit for 5 minutes so that the cornmeal mixture can stick to the fish.
  • Next, place the catfish into the air fryer, but do not stack the fish on top of each other.
  • Spray the catfish with cooking spray, then set the air fryer to 360 and let cook for 7 minutes.
  • After 7 minutes, open the air fryer and turn the fish over. Spray with cooking spray, then cook for an additional 7 minutes.
  • Once done, remove the catfish from the air fryer.
  • Serve, and enjoy with your favorite condiments!