This easy air fryer catfish recipe lets you quickly fry up Cajun catfish at home.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Cajun Catfish
3/4cupcornmeal
3teaspoonscajun seasoning
4catfish fillets
Spicy Tartar Sauce
1/4cupdill pickles
1/2cupmayonnaise
1Tablespoonlemon juice
1teaspoonCajun seasoning
Instructions
Cajun Catfish
Combine the cornmeal and Cajun seasoning in a gallon size ziploc bag.
3/4 cup cornmeal, 3 teaspoons cajun seasoning
Dry the catfish fillets off with paper towels. Then add them to the bag, 2 at a time, and shake to cover the fillets in the mixture. Repeat until all of the fillets are coated.
4 catfish fillets
Place the catfish fillets in the air fryer basket. Don't stack them, make sure air can circulate around the fillets.
Cook on 390 F for 15 minutes, flipping the fillets half way through.
To brown the fillets up nicely increase the temperature to 400 F and cook for 5 more minutes.
Serve with lemon wedges and spicy tartar sauce.
Spicy Tartar Sauce
Chop the dill pickles up into small pieces.
1/4 cup dill pickles
Mix the mayonnaise, dill pickles, lemon and Cajun seasoning.