Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings
My Baked Lemon Pepper Chicken wings are spicy, salty and tangy! These chicken wings are baked (instead of fried!) and are still super crispy and flavourful!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 2 pounds chicken wings
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1/2 lemon sliced in wedges
- 2 tablespoons Italian parsley finely chopped
Instructions
- Begin by making the salt and pepper mixture. Add the peppercorns to a mortar and bash them with a pestle to break them up. Once broken up, add the salt and grind them together until the mixture begins to become powdery, but there are some larger chucks of peppercorn still left. Set aside for now.
- Add the chicken wings to a large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon of avocado oil and half of the salt and pepper mixture. Mix until combined and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set a oven-safe wire rack on top. Brush the remaining 1 tablespoon of avocado oil on to the wire rack so that the chicken wings don't stick while baking.
- Add the chicken wings to the wire rack, skin side up. Bake in the center of the oven for 35 minutes.
- After 35 minutes, move the chicken wings up under the oven broiler and broil for 1-2 minutes, or until the skin gets really crisp and turns golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool for one minute.
- Transfer the warm chicken wings to a large bowl. Add the lemon zest and remaining salt and pepper mixture and toss to combine.
- Place the chicken wings on a serving plate and garnish with lemon wedges and chopped parsley. Enjoy!
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