Chicken Wings, Sweet and Hot

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 3/4 tbsp. ketchup
• Dash of salt
• 1/4 cup chicken broth (or 1/4-1/2 tsp. chicken soup base in 1/4 cup hot water)
• 1/4 tsp. chile flakes (optional)
• 2-4 lbs. chicken wings (tips cut off and separated at joints)
• 1-1/2 tsp. granulated garlic
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 6 eggs
• 3 tbsp. vegetable shortening or oil