These old bay fried fillets are a delicious way to eat fish! They’re crispy, crunchy and finger-licking good! Best of all, they’re keto low carb!
Who doesn’t love fried fish? It’s arguably one of the best ways to cook fish says my inner 5 year old self.
But seriously, I don’t think I ever grew out of my fish stick loving days. That’s why I make grown-up versions of my childhood favorite.
Don’t let the golden brown, crispy coating fool you, these fried fish fillets are completely keto low carb and do not contain any wheat flour in the batter!
Instead, we use Almond Flour as a base to make these delicious pieces of fish.
To give this fish fry amazing flavors, we used Bay Seasoning in the batter along with some parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and a little red pepper.
You might be wondering why we use sparkling water and the reason is that we have found sparkling water, or soda water, creates a light and airy batter that fries up beautifully.
Now, I don’t know about you but what is fried fish without some tartar sauce?
Since store bought tartar sauce contains carbs found in relish, we decided to include a keto low carb tartar sauce recipe that is so simple and easy to make you can whip it up in minutes.
So how about it?! Try this old bay fish fry, we would love to know what you think!
The special ingredients needed for this recipe are Almond Flour and Bay Seasoning. All these can be picked up on Amazon or a local Supermarket.
Now, let’s get frying!
Prepping Time 5M
Deep Fry Time 3M
Total Time 8M
Net Carb/Serv ~2g
Serving 2
Ingredients
Fish
- 1 lb Cod Fillets (or any neutral firm white meat fish)
- 1/2 Cup Almond Flour
- 2 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 2 tsp Bay Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 tsp Red Pepper Powder
- 1 Whole Egg
- 1/3 Cup Sparkling Water
Optional Sauce
- 2 tbsp Mayo
- 2 tbsp Minced Dill Pickles (about 1/2 spear)
- 1/4 tsp Onion Salt
- 1/8 tsp Lemon Juice
Directions
1) Gather all the ingredients.
2) If making the optional sauce, finely mince dill pickle spears and place into a small mixing bowl. Otherwise, skip to step 4).
3) In the same small mixing bowl, combine mayo, onion salt and lemon juice. Mix well and set aside.
4) Prepare fillets by washing with cold fresh water and then drying fillets very well with a paper towel. Cut fillets into about 3 x 2 inch cuts and set aside.
5) Prepare batter by combining Almond Flour, grated Parmesan cheese, Bay Seasoning, garlic powder, red pepper powder, egg and Sparkling Water. Use a hand/stand mixer to mix (you can hand whisk, but batter won’t be as airy).
6) Take a piece of fillet and dip into batter mix and set aside.
7) Pour enough cooking oil to cover half the fillets into a fry pan of choice (we use a cast iron pan) and heat oil up to 375F (if you don’t have a thermometer, just wait until the oil starts to lightly smoke, about 3-5 minutes).
8) Once up to heat, reduce heat to medium, carefully add coated fillets and cook for 1-3 minutes until golden brown. Flip and cook the other side for 1-3 minute until golden brown. Once done, transfer fillets to drying rack and leave for about 1 minute (if you don’t have a drying rack, you can just place them on a plate with paper towels).
9) Once all excess oil has dripped off, transfer the fried fish fillets to a serving plate and serve with optional sauce.
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Old Bay Fish Fry
Ingredients
- 1 lb Cod Fillets or any neutral firm white meat fish
- 1/2 Cup Almond Flour
- 2 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 2 tsp Bay Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 tsp Red Pepper Powder
- 1 Whole Egg
- 1/3 Cup Sparkling Water
Optional Sauce
- 2 tbsp Mayo
- 2 tbsp Dill Pickles minced, about 1/2 spear
- 1/4 tsp Onion Salt
- 1/8 tsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- If making the optional sauce, finely mince dill pickle spears and place into a small mixing bowl. Otherwise, skip to step 4).
- In the same small mixing bowl, combine mayo, onion salt and lemon juice. Mix well and set aside.
- Prepare fillets by washing with cold fresh water and then drying fillets very well with a paper towel. Cut fillets into about 3 x 2 inch cuts and set aside.
- Prepare batter by combining Almond Flour, grated Parmesan cheese, Bay Seasoning, garlic powder, red pepper powder, egg and Sparkling Water. Use a hand/stand mixer to mix (you can hand whisk, but batter won't be as airy).
- Take a piece of fillet and dip into batter mix and set aside.
- Pour enough cooking oil to cover half the fillets into a fry pan of choice (we use a cast iron pan) and heat oil up to 375F (if you don’t have a thermometer, just wait until the oil starts to lightly smoke, about 3-5 minutes).
- Once up to heat, reduce heat to medium, carefully add coated fillets and cook for 1-3 minutes until golden brown. Flip and cook the other side for 1-3 minute until golden brown. Once done, transfer fillets to drying rack and leave for about 1 minute (if you don't have a drying rack, you can just place them on a plate with paper towels).
- Once all excess oil has dripped off, transfer the fried fish fillets to a serving plate and serve with optional sauce.
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