Szechuan Duck Recipe

• 1 duck, about 6 lbs.
• 2 c. good dry red wine, burgundy or possibly claret
• 1 tart apple, red, cored & diced
• 1/2 c. dry apricots, cut into thin slivers
• 2 tbsp. orange rind, cut into slivers
• 6 seeded raw prunes (may use up to 6 more)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 c. brown sugar
• 1 med. onion, sliced roughly
• 2 whole cloves
• 6 szechuan peppercorns or possibly white peppercorns, roughly crushed

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