Crunchy, sweet and tangy, these baked honey lemon pepper wings are loaded with flavour with just 9 simple ingredients and real, natural flavour. Perfectly sweet and savoury, they make a great appetiser, game day snack or finger food.
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Equipment
A wire rack that is oven safe
A large baking tray or sheet pan
Mixing bowl and tongs, spoons
Saucepan
Instructions
Cut the wings at the joints to separate into tips, flats and drumettes. Discard the wing tips. Pat the rest dry with paper towel.
Sit an oven-safe wire rack over a foil lined baking tray or sheet pan. Place the wings pieces on the rack, skin side up in a single layer. Chill in the fridge for 6 hours or overnight (uncovered) - this helps dry out the skin to get them extra crispy.
Preheat oven to 200C (180C fan forced) / 400F.
Place the wings in a bowl. Sprinkle over the baking powder, salt, onion powder and paprika. Give them a good mix so they are all evenly coated.
Space out on the same wire rack, again in a single layer, and place in the oven for 35- 45 minutes until golden and crispy.
FOR THE HONEY LEMON PEPPER SAUCE
While the chicken is cooking add the honey, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, pepper and salt in a large saucepan. Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer while stirring. Simmer for 3-4 minutes until thickened.
When the wings are looking golden and crispy, tip them into the saucepan and mix well to coat (you can do it in batches if you can't fit them all in your saucepan). Lay them back out on the wire rack and bake a further 10 minutes.
Transfer them to a serving plate, scatter over finely chopped parsley and serve.
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Notes
You can drizzle over any leftover honey lemon pepper sauce for serving, or mix it through a little mayo and sour cream, if you’d like a dip.
BE CAREFUL! Hot honey is like molten lava. Transfer them to a serving plate with tongs and let them cool for 5 minutes before trying to eat them so you don’t burn your mouth.
Air frying: You can air fry them and they will take a little less time. Just 24-26 minutes in the air fryer basket at 180C / 350F. I recommend flipping them half way. When you place them back in after coating, they’ll only need 3-4 minutes.
Course: appetiser, Appetizer, Finger Food, Game Day
Cuisine: World
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