Air Fryer Seafood Recipes
Salmon, shrimp and delicate fish — fast, gentle cooking with crisp edges and flaky centres. Every recipe here puts the time and temperature first, explains how to tell doneness without guesswork, and answers the questions home cooks actually ask about it.
Quick times for this category
| Food | Temperature | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Shrimp (large) | 400°F / 200°C | 8 min |
| White fish fillets (1 inch) | 400°F / 200°C | 10 min |
| Salmon fillets (fresh) | 400°F / 200°C | 9 min |
| Shrimp (large) | 400°F / 200°C | 7 min |
| Salmon patties | 400°F / 200°C | 10–12 min |
| Crab cakes | 375°F / 190°C | 10–12 min |
| Tilapia fillets (Parmesan crust) | 400°F / 200°C | 8–10 min |
| Coconut shrimp (large) | 400°F / 200°C | 8–10 min |
| Salmon bites (1-inch cubes) | 400°F / 200°C | 7–10 min |
All seafood recipes
Air Fryer Garlic Butter Shrimp
Large shrimp take just 6–8 minutes at 400°F (200°C) in the air fryer — the fastest main course on this site. Toss them in garlic butter, spread them i…
Air Fryer Fish Fillets (Cod & White Fish)
White fish fillets like cod, haddock and sea bass take 9–11 minutes at 400°F (200°C) in the air fryer for a typical 1-inch fillet — no flipping, and t…
Air Fryer Salmon (Flaky, Never Dry)
A 1-inch salmon fillet takes 7–10 minutes at 400°F (200°C), placed skin-side down and never flipped — the skin protects the flesh and crisps against t…
Air Fryer Shrimp (Garlic Butter, C-Curl Perfect)
Large shrimp (31/40 count) take 5–7 minutes at 400°F (200°C) in the air fryer, shaken once — and they tell you when they are done: a shrimp curled int…
Air Fryer Salmon Patties
The salmon patty is a pantry hero — a tin of salmon, an egg and a handful of crumbs — that fails in exactly one way: falling apart in the flip. The fi…
Air Fryer Crab Cakes
A great crab cake is crab held together by an apology of binder — the Maryland way. The air fryer adds one demand of its own: the cakes must go in col…
Air Fryer Tilapia (Parmesan Crust)
Tilapia is the fish that overcooks while you are still reading the recipe — the field agrees it can go from flaky to rubbery in about two minutes. So …
Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp
Coconut shrimp fails in the air fryer two ways: the coating slides off wet shrimp, or the coconut scorches while the shrimp is still grey. The fixes c…
Air Fryer Salmon Bites (Bang Bang Style)
Salmon bites are the fillet recipe re-cut for speed and surface area: every cube gets crisp edges, and the bang bang sauce goes on after cooking, neve…