Be sure to pat the chicken wings dry before starting.
Season the chicken wings with black pepper, onion powder, and 1/2 of the garlic salt.
Add the remaining garlic salt and the flour to a gallon zip top plastic bag.
Add seasoned wings to the bag and close the top. Shake to coat the wings in the flour mixture.
Place floured wings on wire rack.
Add enough vegetable oil to a large skillet to come about an inch up the sides. Heat over medium-high until oil shimmers.
One by one, add chicken wings to the hot oil, being careful not to crowd the wings. You will need to work in batches.
Cook undisturbed for 3-4 minutes. Turn chicken over. Continue cooking, turning 1-2 more times until desired darkness. This should take about 10-12 minutes.
While chicken is cooking, line your wire rack with paper towels.
Remove chicken to a paper towel lined rack and allow to drain before serving.
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Notes
The amount of time will increase or decrease based on the size of your wings. Bigger, meatier pieces will take a few minutes longer to cook.
Chicken is one cooking when it reaches an internal temperature of 165F on an instant-read thermometer. Insert the thermometer into the thickest portion of the meat in order to accurately gauge doneness.
Do not overcrowd the skillet with chicken, this will lower the temperature of the oil which will also cause the chicken to absorb the oil and become greasy.
Maintaining the temperature and not overcrowding the pan (frying in batches) will yield crispy results. Use a candy/deep fry thermometer clipped to the side of the pan to keep an eye on the temperature if desired. Ideally, you want to maintain a temperature between 350-375F throughout the cooking process.
Store leftovers in an air-tight container kept in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
To reheat, you have two options. Preheat the oven to 350F and place the chicken wings on a baking sheet. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until warmed through. The other option is to use the reheat function on an air fryer which will help crisp them back up like they would in the oven.