Pork roast with bread dumplings and red cabbage - For special occasions

Ingredients

• 1½ kg pork with fat and skin on
• salt
• sugar
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 leek, chopped
• 1 stick celery, chopped
• 1½ onions
• 5 stalks of fresh thyme or 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 150 ml cream
• 60 ml beer
• 600 g stale, firm bread rolls
• 3 onions, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 450 ml milk
• 3 eggs
• 6 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 9 tablespoons butter
• 750 g red cabbage, outer leaves removed
• 3 onions
• 3 bay leaves
• 6 cloves
• 1½ Granny Smith apples
• 6 tablespoons schmalz or duck fat
• 1½ tablespoons sugar
• 4½ tablespoons white wine vinegar
• white pepper
• 450 ml chicken stock or broth
• 3 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons cranberry jelly