No Matter Your Team, These Wings Are an NFL Kickoff Win

BAM! It's Chef Emeril Lagasse's trademark phrase, the thud of a football being kicked into play, and the only apt response to a mouthful of these crispy wings. Whether you bleed blue and orange or hail to purple and yellow, say hello to the start of a beautiful game-day tradition. Flavor is color blind.

Emeril's Oven-Roasted Chicken Wings

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4 pounds chicken wings, cut in half at joint (wing tips removed)
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
1 tablespoon ground pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon onion powder
2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Blue cheese or ranch dressing, or barbecue sauce, for dipping

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1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil. In a large bowl, toss chicken wings with lemon juice. Add pepper, garlic and onion powders, and salt. Add thyme, crushing it between your fingers as you go. Add cayenne and melted butter. Stir mixture thoroughly, then arrange wings in one layer on baking sheet.

2. Cook 20 minutes, then rotate sheet and flip wings. Cook until wings are browned and cooked through, 10 minutes. Serve with desired dipping sauce.

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