FINGER-LICKIN' SPICY SWEET CHICKEN WINGS - Dish off the Block

Ingredients

• 1, 18-ounce jar apricot preserves (or apple jelly)
• 1 jalapeño, chopped fine
• 3 large garlic cloves chopped fine
• 1” of fresh ginger root chopped fine
• 2 tablespoons sriracha sauce
• 1 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon Fish Sauce
• 1 ½ cups brown sugar packed
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup cornstarch
• ½ cup vodka
• 1 ½ – 2 cups water
• 5-pounds chicken wings, tips removed, flats and drumettes separated
• salt
• black pepper
• 4-5 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
• ¼ cup chopped salted, honey roasted peanuts
• ¼ cup chopped scallions