Crispy duck with apricot and plum sauce

Name: Crispy duck with apricot and plum sauce
Ingredients: 4 tbsp grated fresh root ginger; 2 tbsp shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry; 2 tbsp ground sichuan peppercorns; Pinch of salt, to taste (optional); 6 whole star anise; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 2 duck breasts, skin scored in a criss-cross pattern; 1 tbsp groundnut oil; Salad leaves, to serve; 100ml/3½fl oz water; 2 plums, stones removed, quartered; 50g/2oz dried apricots, chopped; 2½ tsp caster sugar; 1 tbsp honey; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 whole star anise; 1 lime, juice only