HOMEMADE LEMON PEPPER WINGS
Ingredients
LEMON PEPPER SEASONING
- 4 lemons
- 1 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
WINGS
- 1.3 lbs chicken wings 12 wings, washed and dried thoroughly
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
LEMON BUTTER
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Garnish: parsley fresh lemon juice, cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170 F.
- Zest lemons.
- Arrange lemon zest on a pan in a single layer.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until dry.
- Crush lemon zest with your fingers until powdery.
- Place dried zest in a bowl (about 1 1/2 tablespoons worth) and add pepper, salt, garlic powder, and onion powder. (This is a mild lemon pepper seasoning. Taste and adjust seasoning to your liking.) Set aside.
- Drizzle chicken lightly with olive oil and toss with 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning.
- Mix flour and 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning in a bowl or paper bag.
- Add chicken and toss until chicken is lightly coated in flour.
- Place coated chicken on a plate and cover with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate until ready to fry or at least for 30 minutes to allow the flour to absorb a bit.
- Heat peanut oil in a deep skillet (375 F). (I like to add a slice of onion and a clove of garlic to my oil, optional)
- Fry chicken (about 10 minutes) until golden brown.
- Let chicken drain on a cooling rack with paper towels underneath.
- While chicken is draining, quickly make lemon butter by melting butter in a large pot.
- Stir in pepper, salt, onion powder, and garlic powder. (add more seasoning if desired)
- Right before you add the chicken into the mixture stir in the lemon juice.
- Toss hot chicken into the lemon butter until coated.
- Place on a cooling rack and IMMEDIATELY sprinkle with the remaining lemon pepper seasoning on the top and bottom of the chicken.
- Garnish with parsley.
- *optional* Before serving drizzle chicken with the juice of half a lemon, salt, and fresh black pepper. Let sit for a few minutes for lemon juice to absorb and enjoy!
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