4 tbsp grated fresh root ginger
1 lime, juice only
2 plums, stones removed, quartered
salad leaves, to serve
2½ tsp caster sugar
1 cinnamon stick
50g/2oz dried apricots, chopped
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp groundnut oil
2 tbsp ground Sichuan peppercorns
pinch of salt, to taste (optional)
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
6 whole star anise
1 whole star anise
2 duck breasts, skin scored in a criss-cross pattern
2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry