Honey Duck With Sweet Damson Sauce

In Romans 3:23 we read, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Everyone experiences guilt because everyone is guilty of violating God’s law. James 2:10 says, “For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.” Everyone deserves God’s just condemnation in hell. But God in His love and mercy sent us a Redeemer. He sent us One that would take our sins upon Himself. He sent us Jesus Christ. And after receiving our sins, the Father spent His wrath upon Him. The punishment for all our sins was received by Him. Thus with the penalty of sin now taken away for those in Christ, we can receive a full pardon for our sins. Remove our sins from God’s presence in Christ and naturally you remove the guilt as well.

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Chinese		2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Barbary duck, about 250-300g
2	T	Clear honey
2	T	Soy sauce
1/2	t	Chinese five-spice powder
1	T	Sunflower oil
450	g	Quartered, stoned damsons or
		plums
1		2 cm piece root ginger
1/2	t	Ground cinnamon
150		White wine
3	T	Light muscovado sugar
1/2		Fresh lime
		Salt and pepper
80		Chinese-style pancakes
1/2		Cucumber
6		Salad onions
4		Radishes

INSTRUCTIONS

Place the damsons in a small pan and grate in the ginger. Add the
ground cinnamon, white wine and sugar. Boil and simmer gently for
10-15 minutes until the damsons are softened.  2 Remove the skin from
the duck and halve it horizontally. Cut the  flesh widthways into 1cm/
1/2in wide strips.  3 Put the duck in a bowl with the honey, soy and
five-spice powder and  marinade for 5-10 minutes.  4 Cut the cucumber
lengthways into 5mm wide batons. Shred the salad  onions.  5 For the
Radish Garnish: Cut a small cut around each radish to make  petals and
place in a small bowl of iced water to open up.  6 Heat the oil in a
wok and stir-fry the duck on a high heat for 2-3  minutes until crisp
and browned. Drain on kitchen paper.  7 Sieve the sauce into a bowl and
squeeze in the lime juice. Add salt  and pepper to taste. Remove the
pancakes from the box and cook the  packet in the microwave on power
level 9 or on high for 30 seconds.  8 Spread the sauce onto three
pancakes and arrange the cucumber  sticks and shredded salad onion on
top. Add a few strips of duck and  roll up tightly. Arrange the rolls
joint-side down on a serving plate  and garnish with the radish
flowers.  Converted by MC_Buster.  Recipe by: Can't Cook Won't Cook
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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