Bae Rating: 3.5/5 LEMON PEPPER MY WANGS *Rick Ross voice* I mean, who doesn't love chicken wings especially when they're Lemon Pepper. The wings alone won't get you wifed unless bae is a wing connoisseur, but hey, these are damn delicious!

Vibes: Grilling and summer time go together just right. Grab a drink, grill out and turn up to these tunes.

Ingredients

Brine

2 quarts cold water

1/8 cup sugar

1/4 cup kosher salt

For the Chicken
1 LB Chicken Wings

Zest of 3 large Lemons

1.5 tbs of sea salt

2 tbs of coarse ground black pepper

1 tbs of garlic powder

Lemon Pepper Sauce
2 tbs of coarse ground black pepper

Zest of 2 large lemons

The juice of 2 large lemons

3 tbs of olive oil

1/2 tbs of sea salt

Instructions

Bring water, sugar, and salt to a boil in a large pot, then lower the heat and simmer for about 10-15 minutes. Let the brine cool completely, then add chicken and let it soak covered in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours.
Take the chicken wings out of the brine, and pat dry. Really dry the wings out, it helps keep the skin extra crispy as it cooks
Mix the lemon zest, sea salt, garlic powder and coarse ground pepper together in a small bowl. If you have a mortar and pestle, USE IT! It helps release the oils from the lemon zest and flavor the salt and pepper.

Sprinkle the seasoning over the thoroughly dried chicken wings, and let them sit on wire racks, or at least on a plate in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Dry skin, remember?
In another bowl, mix the sauce ingredients together and set aside until later
Heat half of your oiled grill to medium-high heat, and leave the other side cool. Let the grill come to about 350 degrees.
Place the wings skin side up on the "cool" side of the grill, and grill over indirect heat for about 10-15 minutes. You'll notice that the skin will look very dry and taut. Good, that's what it should look like.
Transfer the wings to the hot side of the grill and cook until the wings are beautiful and brown, about another 10-15 minutes. Watch them carefully, burnt wings are jokes.
Toss the wings with the lemon-pepper sauce to taste (there's a little extra leftover if you like your wings saucy), and serve hot.