This Keto Fried Fish is seriously delicious! Eat it as is, or serve it on your favorite low carb bun with some tartar sauce for a delicious fish sandwich! You won't believe that it's low carb, gluten free and paleo friendly!
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I grew up Catholic and went to Catholic school from kindergarten until college. While my religious views have changed quite a bit since then, I still love a good fish fry! Each church around here seems to have their own style of fish and of course side items that they are known for.
This fish recipe is a great substitute for the Lenten fish fry fish of my childhood! But for the complete meal, be sure to check out my Coleslaw and Hush Puppies recipes as well.
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📖 Recipe
Keto Fried Fish
Ingredients
- 1 lb White Fish cod, tilapia, or pollock work great!
- ¾ cup Almond Flour
- Salt and pepper
- 2-3 teaspoon Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning For gluten free or paleo - you can substitute with paprika - or the seasoning blend of your choice
- 2 eggs beaten
- Oil for frying (you will need enough for about ½ inch in the bottom of your skillet) I used about ½ cup of beef tallow
Instructions
- Heat the oil over medium high heat a heavy skillet. If you have an electric skillet, set it to 375 degrees F
- Set up the well beaten eggs in a rectangular dish. Then combine the almond meal, and Tony's (or other seasoning) and place on a plate or shallow dish for dipping the fish.
- Using paper towels, pat the fish very dry, then season both sides with salt and pepper dip in the egg, then coat both sides in the almond flour mixture - shaking to remove the excess.
- Place the fish into the hot oil in the skillet. Allow to cook for about 2-4 minutes per side, depending upon the thickness of your fish.
- Remove to a platter, allow to cool slightly before serving.
Notes
Be sure to read the entire post for tips, tricks, and help troubleshooting.
The nutrition information listed here is only an estimate and is simply provided as a courtesy. It nor any other information within this post should constitute medical or nutritional advice. Be sure to read all packaging and ingredient labels for potential allergens. Optional ingredients are not included unless otherwise specified.
Nutrition
Fernda says
Delicious recipe! Thanks for sharing this!
Sabra says
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sue says
What are those little buns in the picture?
Marlene says
Omg how I miss those good old Fish Fry days. Where I live now they have no idea what I’m talking about!
Sabra says
They are the best!!
Chris says
Nothing like fish and chips served by a street vendor on newspaper scraps. The best!
Norma says
Do you think this batter will work with scallops
Sabra says
I can't say for sure, But I'm pretty sure that it would! Just make sure that you dry them really well before putting them into the batter as too much moisture can cause the batter to fall off when you are frying
Norma says
Made the whole meal tonight. Made scallops instead of fish. Yummy. Coleslaw terrific but my hush puppies oops. They came out really flat. Would they be better in a muffin pan?
Sabra says
yes, a muffin pan would be a great idea!
Tami says
Mine did too!:(
Shari says
I cannot tell you how happy this fried fish made me tonight! My non-keto family even liked it. I fried it in bacon grease, yum! This will be a regular for us. Thank you!
Sabra says
I’m so glad to hear that you and your family enjoyed this recipe, and Bacon grease is ALWAYS a good idea 😋😋
Isabel Wright says
I came across your recipe when looking for a coating mix for scallops. Your recipe was absolutely delicious! I would say that it was better than any store bought "regular" that I've had and my husband being an avid fisherman, I've tried alot. We recently started our low carb journey and this recipe will be a keeper for sure. My scallops turned our beautiful and delicious....Thank you!
Cynthia says
Hi i'm going to do it. What is the nutritional Information?
Sabra says
Nutrition info for this recipe is tricky since the exact amount of egg, flour and beef tallow (or other oil) used will vary slightly each time it is prepared.
This is my best estimate based upon how much was left over when I cooked this. It's also based upon using cod.
310 calories, 20.1g fat, 4.7g carbs, 2.2g fiber, 27.6g protein. 2.5 net carbs!
Hope you enjoy!
Michelle says
This recipe sounds delicious! Can i substitute the almond flour for flaxseed flour? I just ran out of almond flour lol.
Sabra says
Unfortunately I don’t think that flax meal would work for this recipe. You might be able to get away with coconut flour, but the flax wouldn’t crisp up the same way that almond flour would.
Dian Stanley says
Hello! Want to try your fish recipe but I am wondering if I must use almond meal (as stated in your instructions along with the almond flour?
Sabra says
Hi Dian, I am sorry that the instructions are unclear. For this recipe, you can use almond flour or almond meal interchangeably. Hope that helps!
Kayla Daniels says
can i sub another flour? my daughter is allergic to almonds
Sabra says
Unfortunately I haven't had very good luck frying with other low carb flours
Bryan Ford says
Maybe look into using crushed up Pork Rinds. I've used them successfully for making fried chicken tenders.
Sabra says
That's a great suggestion!
Terri Runkle says
What type oil did you use?
SueB says
Have you tried air frying this?
Sabra says
no I haven't tried it with this recipe. If you give it a shot, let me know how it turns out!
Kansas City SEO says
I tried this recipe at home, superrrr love it! Can't wait to try your other recipes!
oliver says
yes its a good recipe thanks for sharing i made this today for my buffet guest love it...
Marie says
What serving size is your estimated nutritional stats based on?
Sabra says
one serving is approximately 4oz
Kay says
Could you do this in an air Fryer?
Sabra says
Hi Kay! I think that you could, but since I haven't tried it myself I can't be certain.
amber R warner says
So I'm not always very good at adulting.
Tonight... I was triumphant.
I actually made fried fish.
We had a small bag of fish from some random family member in the freezer. I'm a bit biased, preferring my dad's fish. (And Venison. But I don't have any of that right now. Though I ate some with mom's homemade noodles last time I was over there. He said, "Of course you found those". I think he was saving them for later. I offer NO apologies.)
Anyway. I thawed them. They were super thin and boneless. I found this recipe. Used it.
And can say that I successfully made tasty fried fish. Still not as good as Dad's.
Roger says
Protein powder works really well in place of almond flour turns into a panko like breading
Bruce says
Roger What kind and or Brand Protein Powder ?
TIA
Aurora says
I made this for the first time tonight. I used wild snapper fillets and fried in avocado oil. It was delicious and will be my go to recipe for pan fried fish.
Sabra says
So glad you liked it Aurora!
Michael William Wing says
Your instructions state to dip the fish in the egg then coat with the flour mix. Assume you use one egg for dipping and the other to make the batter mix.
Sabra says
Hi Michael, Sorry if the instructions were unclear. You actually coat the fish in the egg then dip it into the breading. It's not battered like some fried fish recipes. Hope that helps!
TJ says
My husband tried to make this for me. He followed directions but said the Almond flour breading would not stick to the fish and just fell off... Bummer.
Sabra says
So sorry it didn't work for him. If you try it again, it may help to gently press the fish filets between layers of paper towels before breading to remove as much excess moisture from the fish as possible.
Sharee hill says
thank you so much
Lis says
Are the nutrition facts for the entire 1 pound of fish OR a certain serving of fish? I know it will vary but it does not state a serving amount.
Thank you 😊😊 my family (especially my daughter 😱) loved it!!!
Sabra says
Hi Liz! So glad to hear that this recipe was a hit with your family 🙂 The nutrition information is for one serving and one serving is usually about 1 filet of fish. Hope that helps!
Sherri P says
My parents were coming over and bringing some fresh caught crappie. There were 6 of us for dinner-3 on keto and 3 regular diet. We all agreed this was really delicious! Definitely will be served again and regularly at our house. Thanks for the great recipe.
Isabel Wright says
I came across your recipe when looking for a coating mix for scallops. Your recipe was absolutely delicious! I would say that it was better than any store bought "regular" that I've had and my husband being an avid fisherman, I've tried alot. We recently started our low carb journey and this recipe will be a keeper for sure. My scallops turned our beautiful and delicious....Thank you!
Isabel says
I came across your recipe when looking for a coating mix for scallops. Your recipe was absolutely delicious! I would say that it was better than any store bought "regular" that I've had and my husband being an avid fisherman, I've tried alot. We recently started our low carb journey and this recipe will be a keeper for sure. My scallops turned our beautiful and delicious....Thank you!
Patrice says
Wow! First of all, I've never had Cod before (even though I am from New England). This was amazing!!! I did put a little dob of mayonnaise on the plate and took a dot with each bite which made the fish and breading POP! Thank you for such a great and simple recipe.
Glyn Williams says
Looks great. I ama on ket and wanted something better than just fried fish plain.
could you consider adding metric sizes for everyone not from USA.
Regards
Jay says
Found this, but subbed the cod for grouper, because that's what I had on hand at the time, and added some chili powder, cayenne powder, paprika, garlic. Added with some green bell peppers and jalapenos sautéed in butter, then made some tacos with low carb tortillas, cheese, and sour cream. Man. What a meal.
Leah says
We are Wisconsinites who love our fish frys. Unfortunately for us beer batter isn't keto. Although this isn't a beer batter, it sure did satisfy our desire for a fish fry! The only thing I'd change is adding more salt and Tony's. We love Tony's seasoning, so that might be a personal preference.
Either way...THANK YOU for a great recipe!
Alfonsa says
Tried this recipe and changed the seasoning a bit, since I didn't have some of the spices. It was very delicious. I made a fish tacos with thinly sliced cabbage, avocado and sprinkled lime. What a delicious taco. I used a homemade almond flour tortilla. So yummy!
Gail says
Actually double dipped my batter and added some Tony Chachere's. It was almost falling apart before I could get it out of the pan!
Beth Crain says
This was fantastic with the catfish that my honey caught.
Judi says
It was a close try to the real deal… next time I will add a lot of seasoning instead of some … Thank you for sharing ..