Tamarind Confetti Baked Wings - Quisine Queen B

Ingredients

• 4 lbs chicken wings, cut into drumettes and flats (about 3 dozen pieces)
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp tamarind paste
• 2 tsp grated fresh garlic (2 cloves) OR dried minced garlic
• 1 tsp ginger paste (Gourmet Garden brand was used)
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp sriracha or gochujang sauce
• 1 tsp ketchup
• 2 tsp dark brown sugar
• 2 tsp cane sugar
• ½ tsp crushed red pepper
• 1 tsp mirin (or substitute with 1 tsp sugar to 1 tbsp of rice wine vinegar)
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• 3 tsp soy sauce
• ¼ cup scallions, diced
• ¼ cup cilantro, roughly chopped
• 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper
• fried shallots (optional)