Air Fryer Fish Sticks

Gather the ingredients.

Pat the fish dry with paper towels, then season lightly with about half of the salt and half of the pepper.

In a small bowl, combine the remaining salt and pepper with the flour and Old Bay seasoning.

In another bowl, beat the eggs with the Dijon mustard.

Coat the fish sticks lightly with the flour mixture, then dip the fish in the egg mixture to coat all sides. Let the excess egg drip off, then coat the fish sticks generously with the panko crumbs, pressing to help the breading adhere.

Place the individual coated fish pieces on a rack while you dip the remaining pieces. At this point, you may refrigerate the fish sticks until you are ready to cook.

Lightly oil the air fryer basket or spray it with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat it to 400 F.

Arrange about half of the fish sticks in the air fryer basket, leaving a bit of space between each one. If desired, spray them lightly with cooking oil.

Cook the fish sticks at 400 F for 12 to 16 minutes, flipping them after 8 minutes. Transfer the fish sticks to a rack and repeat with the remaining pieces.

Serve the fish sticks with lemon wedges and tartar sauce, remoulade, or ketchup.