Hot Wings with Blue Cheese-Yogurt Sauce

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For the Blue Cheese Sauce:

1 cup Greek yogurt

1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese (recommended: Cabrales)

2 tablespoons finely grated red onion

2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the Hot Wings:

Peanut oil

1 cup all-purpose flour

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

2 teaspoons ancho chili powder, plus 2 tablespoons

1 teaspoon garlic powder

2 pounds chicken wings split at the joint, wing tips removed and discarded

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1 to 2 tablespoons pureed chipotle chile in adobo

1 tablespoon New Mexico chili powder

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon salt

1 to 2 tablespoons honey

1 stick unsalted butter, quartered

Finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish

Jicama sticks (instead of celery)