Wash the duck, pat dry. Season inside with salt and pepper, outside with pepper. Peel and quarter 2 onions. Put the duck on a cold rinsed fat pan. Arrange onions, thyme and cinnamon around it. In a preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: level 3)
Fry for 2-2 1/4 hours. After 1/2 hour add broth little by little
Clean, wash, quarter and cut the savoy cabbage into fine strips. Blanch briefly in boiling salted water. Quench and drain
Peel and chop one onion. Dice the bacon and leave it crisp in the pot. Fry the onion. Add savoy cabbage and stew for about 5 minutes, season to taste
Brush the duck with heavily salted water for the last 10 minutes (at high heat). About 5 minutes before the end of the roasting time, brush with approx. 2 tbsp. apple cabbage and fry until crispy
Keep the duck warm. Sieve and degrease the stock. Add apple juice and possibly the rest of the stock to 1/2 l and bring to the boil. Stir starch and 3 tbsp. water until smooth. Thicken sauce with it. Season to taste with salt, pepper and possibly apple sauce. Arrange everything. Garnish with parsley and apple slices if necessary. Served with: Boiled potatoes