Grilled fish is a dish that many families love on their dining tables due to its delicious and nutritious flavor. Let’s explore 10 simple and convenient ways to grill fish using an air fryer at home for tasty grilled dishes with the Cooking Tips section of TasteVN!
1 Grilled Salmon
First on the list is grilled salmon, a dish loved by many women for its high nutritional value and benefits for the skin.
After being marinated with spices, salmon only needs to be grilled for 5 – 10 minutes in an air fryer to have a fragrant dish with tender, sweet, and succulent fish that remains juicy and not dry.
You can serve it with various vegetables and lemon butter sauce to enhance the sweet and sour flavor of the dish. To achieve evenly cooked fish, you should use an air fryer with a transparent glass lid for easy monitoring.
2 Grilled Snakehead Fish
Snakehead fish is a familiar ingredient on Vietnamese family tables, known for its delicious flavor and super simple cooking method, especially when you use an air fryer to grill the fish.
You should choose an air fryer with a convection fan because the hot air will circulate throughout the fryer, ensuring the snakehead fish is evenly cooked while still retaining its tenderness.
Once cooked, you will notice the fish skin is crispy, the flesh is fragrant and firm, served with some fresh vegetables and dipped in sweet and sour fish sauce, it is guaranteed to be irresistible.
3 Grilled Mackerel
If you hesitate to eat fried mackerel due to its high oil content, grilled mackerel using an air fryer is your savior.
The finished dish has an eye-catching golden color along with an enticing aroma from a bit of olive oil and ground pepper smeared on the fish.
When you take a bite, you will find the fish meat tender, richly seasoned without any grease, and when paired with vegetables like broccoli, carrots… it ensures both nutrition and fullness, everyone will love it.
4 Grilled Carp
Another grilled fish dish using an air fryer with a very simple recipe is grilled carp. In just under 30 minutes, you will have prepared the main dish for the whole family.
After being grilled in foil, the carp has an appealing golden color and a fragrant aroma from the spices used to marinate the fish like ginger, lemongrass, turmeric powder,…
Thanks to grilling with an air fryer, the fish skin is crispy, the fish meat is tender, firm, and delicious, and it goes well with hot rice or wrapped with fresh vegetables and rice paper, making it absolutely delightful.
5 Grilled Tilapia
With tilapia, surely there’s no better way to prepare it than frying or grilling, especially if you use an air fryer to grill the fish, it will be much tastier as you won’t have to worry about the fish absorbing oil.
The fish after being grilled to a golden color will have a fragrant aroma and an appealing crispy skin. You should eat it while it’s hot to enjoy the hot, tender, sweet fish, dipping it in sweet and sour fish sauce to enhance the flavor!
Since the cooking time for this dish is quite long, you can choose to buy an air fryer with a timer function to easily set the grilling time without having to stand guard continuously!
6 Grilled Pomelo Fish
This is a type of fish that often appears in the coastal regions of Central Vietnam and is commonly made into delicious and attractive dishes.
When grilled using an air fryer equipped with Rapid Air technology, the pomelo fish is evenly cooked to a golden color while still retaining its juiciness, reducing up to 80% of excess fat, thus better protecting health.
Just take a bite, and you will immediately feel the fish meat soaked in spices, chewy and delicious without any fishy taste, with the natural sweetness of the fish, wrapped in rice paper and served with fresh vegetables and fresh noodles, it’s incredibly tasty.
7 Grilled Tuna
With the help of the air fryer, preparing grilled tuna will become extremely simple and quick.
The tuna, after being grilled to a golden color on all sides, will be topped with green onion oil and peanuts on top, enhancing the color and flavor of the dish.
When enjoyed, you will sense the fragrant, firm fish flavor combined with the rich and savory green onion oil, which is extremely appealing.
8 Grilled Fish Roe
If you are a fan of fish roe, you must definitely try making grilled fish roe yourself using an air fryer.
The plump, fatty fish are grilled to perfection, emitting a delightful aroma and a striking golden color. The fish skin is crispy, and the fish meat is sweet and tender, well-marinated, especially the roe which is rich and creamy.
To be able to grill enough fish for a family meal without having to divide it into 2 batches, you can choose a large capacity air fryer, comfortably preparing the dish easily!
9 Grilled sardines
Grilled sardines with basil leaves are one of the specialties of the residents living along the Red River region from January to April of the lunar calendar each year, with an irresistible delicious flavor that anyone who tries it remembers forever.
The fish, after being grilled with the air fryer, has an attractive brown-yellow color and the distinctive aroma of basil leaves.
When you take a bite, you will find the fish skin crispy, the meat fragrant and tender, with a slightly rich flavor that is well-seasoned while still retaining the fish’s natural sweetness, and eating it with hot rice is incredibly satisfying!
10 Grilled cobia
The final method of grilling fish with the air fryer that TasteVN wants to share in this article is grilled cobia with lemongrass and chili, a specialty of the central coastal region.
Once grilled, the fish has an appealing golden color and a strong aroma from lemongrass and chili. The fish meat is tender and firm, with a moderate spicy and salty flavor, dipping it in chili sauce enhances the dish even more.
This fish dish will taste better when eaten hot, so you might consider buying an air fryer with warming function to keep the dish always hot and retain the best delicious flavor!
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Here are 10 ways to grill fish using an air fryer that are both delicious and easy to make without worrying about oil. I hope this article has helped you add many new dishes to your family’s meal menu! Wishing you success.
