If you are looking for a different way to cook salmon other than grilling or pan-frying, try this deep fried salmon recipe. It’s crispy outside and juicy inside, and it’s so flavorful! Creamy and tangy Japanese style homemade tartar sauce adds a refreshing flavor to the fatty deep fried salmon.

Deep Fried Salmon

5 from 5 votes
Servings 4

Ingredients

Tartar Sauce

  • 2 boiled egg
  • 1/4 cup pickles (chopped finely)
  • 1/4 onion (chopped finely)
  • 1/2 cup Japanese mayonnaise
  • salt to taste

Instructions 

  • Cut each salmon fillet into 2 to 4 pieces. Sprinkle salt and pepper
  • Coat the salmon with flour, dip in egg, then cover with bread crumbs.
  • Heat deep frying oil to 350 F (180 C), and deep fry the fish until the color turns golden brown for about 5 minutes, turning once or twice.
  • Mix all the ingredients for the tartar sauce and serve with the fried fish.

Video

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: deep fry, katsu, salmon
Deep Fried Salmon
Author

Noriko and Yuko, the authors of this site, are both from Japan but now live in California. They love cooking and eating great food, and share a similar passion for home cooking using fresh ingredients. Noriko and Yuko plan and develop recipes together for Japanese Cooking 101. They cook and shoot photos/videos at their home kitchen(s.)

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