Place the ham in a large pot and cover with water. Add peppercorns and pimento seeds and bring everything to the boil. Let it simmer at medium heat for about 2 1/2 hours. In the meantime, clean the red cabbage, quarter it and remove the stalk.
Cut cabbage into thin strips. Peel and chop the onions. Steam both in hot clarified butter for about 10 minutes. Add laurel, cloves, vinegar and a little salt. Cover and cook for about 1 hour. After about 30 minutes add about 200 ml ham stock.
Shortly before serving, stir in apple sauce and season with 2-3 tablespoons of sugar. Remove ham from the stock. Remove the fat edge. Mix 1 tablespoon of sugar, mustard, eggs and breadcrumbs and spread on the ham.
Bake in the preheated oven (electric oven: 200 °C/ gas: level 3) for approx. 15 minutes. Arrange everything on a plate and garnish with parsley. Peppers taste great with it