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Air Fryer

Air fryer fish and chips with tartare sauce

The air fryer gives you crispy fish and chips without the hassle of deep frying, and a touch of rosemary salt takes this favourite supper to a new level.

Ingredients:

  • 350g/12oz potatoes, such as maris piper or king edward, sliced into 5mm/¼in-thick chips
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 x hake, cod loin or haddock fillets, skinless and boneless (approx. 150g/5½oz each)
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 60g/2¼oz panko breadcrumbs (see recipe tip)
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • lemon wedges to serve (optional)
  • 10g/⅓oz fresh rosemary, leaves picked
  • 3 tbsp sea salt
  • 1 lemon, zest only
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp greek-style yoghurt
  • ½ lemon, juice only
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 5 cocktail gherkins, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp flatleaf parsley, roughly chopped
  • pinch smoked paprika

Directions:

  • Preheat the air fryer to 190C.
  • Rinse the chips in cold water for a couple of minutes, then drain and pat dry.
  • Put the chips in a bowl, pour over 2 tablespoons olive oil and mix until all the chips are coated.
  • Transfer the chips to the basket of the air fryer. Air-fry the chips for 15–18 minutes, or until crisp and golden-brown, shaking two to three times during cooking.
  • While the chips are cooking, make the rosemary salt (if using). Blitz the rosemary, salt and lemon zest a small blender, or pound in a pestle and mortar, to form a fragrant green salt; set aside.
  • To make the tartare sauce, mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl.
  • To prepare the fish, put the flour in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. In a second bowl, whisk the egg with some salt and pepper. Put the breadcrumbs in a third bowl.
  • Take one piece of fish and coat both sides in the flour, then dip into the egg and then into the breadcrumbs, turning to coat evenly. Set aside on a plate. Repeat with the second piece of fish.
  • Once the chips are cooked, tip them into a bowl and sprinkle over a couple of pinches of rosemary salt; set aside.
  • Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over the fish and air-fry for 6 minutes. Turn the fish over and cook for another 2–4 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish.
  • Put the fish onto serving plates. Pop the chips back in the air fryer for 2 minutes to warm up.
  • Serve the fish with the chips and a big dollop of tartare sauce, with lemon wedges if liked.