# Honey Lemon Pepper Fried Chicken Wings

Crispy, juicy, and flavorful honey lemon pepper fried chicken wings.

- Servings: 16 servings
- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs chicken wings
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp hot sauce
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups cooking oil
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup honey
- 1 fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp lemon pepper

## Instructions

1. Clean and pat dry the chicken wings. Season them heavily with paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper, and smoked paprika.
2. Add hot sauce and two eggs, and mix well, rubbing the mixture into the chicken wings.
3. Massage cornstarch into the wings and let sit for 10-15 minutes.
4. In a separate bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, and the same seasonings used for the chicken wings.
5. Add more seasoning if the mixture remains pale.
6. Dredge the chicken wings in the flour mixture, ensuring the dredge sticks well.
7. Set the dredged chicken wings aside on a wire rack.
8. Heat cooking oil in a dutch oven to 375 degrees and fry chicken wings for 8-10 minutes until golden brown.
9. Make the sauce by melting butter in a saucepan, adding honey, fresh lemon juice, hot sauce, and lemon pepper.
10. Toss the fried chicken wings in a large bowl with the sauce.
11. Add more lemon pepper for extra flavor.
12. Serve and enjoy!

## Equipment

- bowl
- measuring spoons
- gloves
- whisk
- wire rack
- dutch oven
- fry thermometer
- small saucepan
- lemon juicer
- spatula
- large bowl
- plate

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8FnxkcC/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/159b1f36-74b4-4076-8421-fabddc596cbb
- Extracted: 2025-01-23

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