Place the sauerkraut in a sieve, drain and season with laurel and juniper. Clean and wash the peppers. Cut cottage ham and paprika into pieces. Heat oil in a pan. Fry the ham for about 6 minutes while turning. After about 3 minutes add the paprika. Dice bread (approx. 1.5 cm). Coarsely grate cheese
In a large roasting pan, layer half the sauerkraut, half the paprika, half the smoked ham, half the fried onions, half the bread cubes and half the cheese on top of each other. Season with pepper and nutmeg and then do the same with the second half of the ingredients
Pour vegetable stock over it. Cover and cook in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 175 °C/ convection oven: 150 °C/ gas: level 2) for approx. 35 minutes. Then remove the lid and bake for another 10 minutes