Fish Sticks & Tartar Sauce

Ingredients:

For the fish:

• 1.5 pound cod or other white fish
• 1/2 cup tapioca starch
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup almond flour
• 1.5 tsp dried dill
• 1.5 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 1/2 tsp mustard powder
• 2 tbsp avocado oil
• avocado oil spray

Tartar Sauce

• 1/3 cup homemade mayo or avocado oil based mayo
• 1 large pickle diced fine
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• (optional) 1 tbsp chopped fresh or dried herbs like dill or parsley

Instructions:

• Pre-heat air fryer to 390ºF.
• Pat fish dry with paper towel and season with salt.
• Cut into small fish sticks, about 1/2″ x 1/2″ x 2″.
• In a medium bowl, place tapioca starch. In a second medium bowl whisk eggs.
• In a large bowl, whisk almond flour, dill, onion powder, salt, pepper and mustard powder.
• Dip the sliced fish into the tapioca, shaking off any excess, then into the egg, then dredge in flour mixture. Repeat until all fish is coated.
• Spray the air fryer basket with avocado spray, and place as many fish sticks in the basket that will fit, leaving space in between. Spray fish sticks with additional avocado spray to lightly coat.
• Fry for 11 minutes, delicately flipping once at 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile make tartar sauce by  combining all ingredients in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Repeat with remaining fish until they have all been cooked through to reach an internal temperature of 145ºF. Be careful not to overcook or the fish will fall apart.
• Serve immediately with tartar sauce or cool completely before freezing.