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February 22, 2018 By Sabra 32 Comments

Keto Fried Fish

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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!

keto fried fish in a basket with ketchup and keto hush puppies

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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. 

Broken off piece of keto fried fish

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.

Be sure to check out these other great recipes from This Mom’s Menu:

  • Keto Hush Puppies
  • Low Carb Cole Slaw
  • Slow Cooker Cauli Mac

Keto Fried Fish

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!
3.37 from 11 votes
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 344kcal
Author: Sabra – This Mom’s Menu

Ingredients

  • 1 lb White Fish cod, tilapia, or pollock work great!
  • 3/4 cup Almond Flour
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2-3 tsp 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 1/2 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

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. 
Nutrition Facts
Keto Fried Fish
Amount Per Serving
Calories 344 Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25g 38%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 130mg 43%
Sodium 92mg 4%
Potassium 498mg 14%
Total Carbohydrates 4g 1%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 0g
Protein 25g 50%
Vitamin A 3.3%
Vitamin C 1.4%
Calcium 7.5%
Iron 8.9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Nutrition Facts
Keto Fried Fish
Amount Per Serving
Calories 344 Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25g 38%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 130mg 43%
Sodium 92mg 4%
Potassium 498mg 14%
Total Carbohydrates 4g 1%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 0g
Protein 25g 50%
Vitamin A 3.3%
Vitamin C 1.4%
Calcium 7.5%
Iron 8.9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Fernda says

    March 6, 2018 at 7:12 pm

    Delicious recipe! Thanks for sharing this!

    Reply
    • Sabra says

      March 7, 2018 at 10:46 am

      Glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  2. Marlene says

    March 22, 2018 at 4:52 pm

    Omg how I miss those good old Fish Fry days. Where I live now they have no idea what I’m talking about!

    Reply
    • Sabra says

      March 22, 2018 at 7:18 pm

      They are the best!!

      Reply
  3. Norma says

    March 28, 2018 at 3:07 pm

    Do you think this batter will work with scallops

    Reply
    • Sabra says

      March 28, 2018 at 4:22 pm

      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

      Reply
  4. Norma says

    March 28, 2018 at 6:21 pm

    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?

    Reply
    • Sabra says

      March 28, 2018 at 6:33 pm

      yes, a muffin pan would be a great idea!

      Reply
    • Tami says

      May 29, 2018 at 7:49 pm

      Mine did too!:(

      Reply
  5. Shari says

    April 3, 2018 at 8:48 pm

    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!

    Reply
    • Sabra says

      April 4, 2018 at 3:43 pm

      I’m so glad to hear that you and your family enjoyed this recipe, and Bacon grease is ALWAYS a good idea 😋😋

      Reply
  6. Cynthia says

    April 8, 2018 at 1:05 am

    Hi i’m going to do it. What is the nutritional Information?

    Reply
    • Sabra says

      April 8, 2018 at 9:58 am

      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!

      Reply
  7. Michelle says

    April 8, 2018 at 4:46 pm

    This recipe sounds delicious! Can i substitute the almond flour for flaxseed flour? I just ran out of almond flour lol.

    Reply
    • Sabra says

      April 9, 2018 at 5:18 pm

      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.

      Reply
  8. Kayla Daniels says

    July 13, 2018 at 8:03 pm

    can i sub another flour? my daughter is allergic to almonds

    Reply
    • Sabra says

      July 14, 2018 at 11:19 am

      Unfortunately I haven’t had very good luck frying with other low carb flours

      Reply
    • Bryan Ford says

      July 17, 2018 at 8:29 pm

      Maybe look into using crushed up Pork Rinds. I’ve used them successfully for making fried chicken tenders.

      Reply
      • Sabra says

        July 17, 2018 at 10:00 pm

        That’s a great suggestion!

        Reply
  9. Terri Runkle says

    July 22, 2018 at 10:18 pm

    What type oil did you use?

    Reply
  10. SueB says

    July 27, 2018 at 3:27 pm

    Have you tried air frying this?

    Reply
    • Sabra says

      July 28, 2018 at 3:46 pm

      no I haven’t tried it with this recipe. If you give it a shot, let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  11. Kansas City SEO says

    August 22, 2018 at 12:19 am

    I tried this recipe at home, superrrr love it! Can’t wait to try your other recipes!

    Reply
  12. oliver says

    September 19, 2018 at 10:30 am

    yes its a good recipe thanks for sharing i made this today for my buffet guest love it…

    Reply
  13. Marie says

    November 8, 2018 at 12:27 pm

    What serving size is your estimated nutritional stats based on?

    Reply
    • Sabra says

      November 9, 2018 at 3:32 pm

      one serving is approximately 4oz

      Reply
  14. Kay says

    December 27, 2018 at 9:47 pm

    Could you do this in an air Fryer?

    Reply
    • Sabra says

      December 28, 2018 at 10:06 am

      Hi Kay! I think that you could, but since I haven’t tried it myself I can’t be certain.

      Reply

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