Beer Braised Szechuan Chicken Wings

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2 pounds chicken wings

1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce

1/4 cup dark brown sugar

2 tablespoons minced garlic

1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger

1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder

1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns, dry toasted until fragrant

5 dried red chiles, crushed

1 bunch scallions, whites sliced thinly across, greens in 2-inch pieces

1 star anise

1/4 cup rice vinegar

2 bottles ale beer, such as Bass or Sam Adams Summer Ale

4 tablespoons butter

50/50 cornstarch-all-purpose flour mixture, for dusting

Vegetable oil, for frying