Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings

Crispy air fried chicken wings tossed in a fresh and tangy lemon pepper seasoning.

Air frying has stole the show in our house. As someone whos not a huge fan of counter clutter I gladly make that expectation for the air fryer. Air frying is a basically a convection oven that cooks from the outside in resulting in faster cooking, healthier cooking because the fat melts right off and guilt free eating, seriously French fries have never tasted so good! For my wings i like to double “fry” them similar to double crunch fries or potatoes. To do that I cook my chicken at a lower temperature let them cool and cook them at a much higher temperature. That helps the fat melt off, dries out the crust of the skin and shortens the final cooking time so you can really do the first step ahead and have them ready to finish. Since I made a couple pounds of chicken wings I lined them up on a rack and used my regular oven for the first step of the process. That way once it was dinner time I just tossed them in the air fryer and dinner was on the table in 15. If you’re making a reasonable amount of wings just follow the steps below. Check out my tips and tricks below for the best lemon pepper chicken wings. Try this recipe out and let me know what you think.

TIPS & TRICKS FOR THE BEST LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN WINGS

double “fry” them: similar to ultra crunchy French fries, chicken wings benefit even more. double air frying your chicken wings is almost identical to frying in your traditional fryer when done correctly. all you need to do is partially cook your chicken, cool and bake again. its a lot easier then it sounds.

season them first: people will have you coat your chicken wings in all kinds of stuff just to crack it off the top or wash it off. the recipe skips all that since the oven not only cooks in the first step but it also dries the skin out which is the most important thing for the proper crunch. instead go ahead and season your chicken before it goes in the oven the first time

let them cool: by the time your chicken wings are finished in the oven they may not be fully cooked. they will definitely be unappetizing looking till you do the final “fry” . so skip the sampling at this point and expect them to be finished in the air fryer.

add in butter: whenever i add sauces to my wings i always add in a couple tablespoons of butter with it give it that traditional flavor. no matter how good you think you sauce is. when you toss your wings add in a pat of butter and you’ll see a ton of difference.

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INGREDIENTS:

2lb Chicken wings, segmented
Salt
Black Pepper
Garlic Powder
Paprika
Cayenne
Lemon Pepper Seasoning
4Tb Butter

DIRECTIONS:

SEASON: Season chicken generously with salt, pepper, garlic powder, cayenne and paprika.

BAKE: Air fry at 250F for 30 minutes.

COOL: Let cool for 15-30 minutes.

BAKE: Working in batches air fry again at 400F for 20 minutes till super crispy.

MAKE SAUCE: Make sauce by combing generous amount of lemon pepper seasoning and butter.

TOSS: Toss wings in seasoning and serve!

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