Amongst all types of seafood, fish is one of the most liked and tastier ones. Those people who also love to eat them don’t like seafood.
The reason is simple; fish are not sticky and gummy like most other seafood. Tilapia is one of the most eaten fish types.
This air fryer Spiced Tilapia recipe will provide you with assistance in making the best version of this fish. It will get cooked perfectly in an air fryer.
What are the Nutritional Benefits of Eating Tilapia?
Like all other fish, tilapia is also a rich source of essential nutrients. Vitamin B6 and Vitamin D can easily be obtained from them. Other than that, many other minerals such as selenium, phosphorus, niacin, and choline. It also provides you with omega 3 fatty acids, essential for your body. But your body cannot synthesize it, and you have to take it externally through your diet.
How to Cut Tilapia to Make This Delicious Dinner Using Your Air Fryer?
First of all, you have to take tilapia and remove its scale. Then remove its skin using a knife and remove the bones as well. After that, you have to cut it into fillets of moderate length and thickness. Keep the size of fillets the same. Otherwise, your thicker fillets will remain undercooked in the air fryer.
How to Season Tilapia for Making Air Fryer Spices Tilapia?
The name of this recipe shows that this is going to be a hot and spices-rich cuisine for your dinner. Therefore, you have to season it accordingly. Take a bowl and place tilapia fillets in it. Then add garlic powder, onion powder, ground cumin, salt, pepper, butter, and any other spices of your choice in it. You can add some vinegar, some sauce, or some herbs as well, depending upon your taste. Coat it well over the fillets, and they are ready to head into the air fryer.
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Air Fryer Spiced Tilapia
Ingredients
- Non-stick cooking spray
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp ground cumin
- as required salt and ground black pepper
- 2 (6-ounce) tilapia fillets
- 1 tbsp butter melted
Instructions
- Grease the Air Fryer Basket with cooking spray and then slide inside.
- Adjust the temperature of Air Fryer to 360 °F to preheat for 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix together the spices, salt and black pepper.
- Coat the tilapia fillets with oil and then rub with spice mixture.
- After preheating, arrange the tilapia fillets into the greased Air Fryer Basket in a single layer.
- Slide the basket into Air Fryer and set the time for 12 minutes.
- While cooking, flip the tilapia fillets once halfway through.
- After cooking time is finished, remove the tilapia fillets from Air Fryer and serve.
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