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Air fryer fish sticks turned into a soggy mess somehow

I followed a recipe for homemade fish sticks in the air fryer to the letter. They came out all wet and fell apart when I tried to pick them up. The breading just slid right off the fish, which was still kinda raw inside. My whole kitchen smelled like fish for the rest of the evening. I had to order pizza because dinner was ruined. What did I do wrong, did I not dry the fish enough? This is so annoying lmao.

3 comments

3 Comments

emma_perez1mo ago

Classic air fryer betrayal. Sounds like your fish sticks decided to take a swim instead of a fry. That soggy mess and sliding breading usually means the fish was way too wet going in, like you said, or you overcrowded the basket so the steam couldn't escape. Raw inside just adds insult to injury, and now your kitchen smells like a dock. At least the pizza guy saved the night.

hannahdixon1mo ago

Yeah the raw inside part is the worst lol. I read somewhere you gotta pat fish super dry before breading or it steams itself. Learned that after my own air fryer disaster last month.

charlesnelson1mo ago

Tried making onion rings once and the batter slid right off like it was afraid of the heat. Forgot to pat the onion slices dry after soaking them in buttermilk, so everything just pooled in the basket. Ended up with a handful of sad, naked onions and a bunch of burnt batter clumps.