BBQ Sticky Chicken Wings in the Instant Pot

BBQ Sticky Chicken Wings in the Instant Pot
1 c. water
3 lbs chicken wings **
3T. brown sugar
1/4 t. cayenne pepper
1/2 t. garlic powder
1/2 t. paprika
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1/2 c. BBQ sauce
2 T. hot sauce optional
Place trivet in the Instant Pot and add 1 cup of water.
In a medium sized bowl with a lid, whisk together brown sugar, cayenne, garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Add chicken wing pieces, put lid on bowl and shake or stir well to coat chicken with seasonings.  Place seasoned chicken in a wire basket on trivet in Instant Pot. 
Place lid to sealing and cook on manual for 5 minutes.  Natural release for 10 minutes then release remaining pressure. 
Stir together the BBQ Sauce and Hot Sauce and coat the chicken pieces with the sauce and place them on a foil lined baking sheet.  Broil for about 3 minutes on each side to caramelize.  Serve.

**If you buy whole chicken wings, you need to trim them into 3 pieces; a wing tip, the wingette and the drumette.   You may save the tips to make chicken stock another time, use the other 2 pieces in this recipe.