Juleand

Juleand is a traditional meat dish originating from Denmark and it consists of roasted duck that's traditionally made for Christmas. The dish is made with a combination of duck, salt, pepper, apples, shallots, plums, prunes, onions, thyme, and oil. It is often combined with roasted vegetables such as carrots, and celery, and a gravy that usually consists of butter, flour, and port, sweet vermouth, or dry red wine. The bird is rubbed with salt and pepper, and then stuffed with a mixture of apples, shallots, prunes, thyme, and pepper. It's rubbed with oil, chilled in the fridge, and then roasted in the oven over vegetables. Once done, the roasting juices are deglazed with the port and a gravy is made with butter and flour. The duck is served with the vegetables and gravy, and it's usually garnished with thyme.