Place the clay pot (approx. 3.5 l capacity) with lid in cold water and water for approx. 15 minutes.
Clean the cabbage, quarter it and remove the stalk. Cut the cabbage into large pieces. Peel and wash the carrots and cut them diagonally into pieces. Wash and chop the tomatoes. Wash the smoked pork, dab dry and cut into cubes.
Dry the clay pot. Mix vegetables, cured pork, peppercorns and bay leaf in the clay pot.
Mix 3/8 l water and tomato paste. Season strongly with salt and pepper and pour into the clay pot. Put the lid on and place the pot on the rack in the cold oven. Switch on the oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: level 3) and cook everything for about 1 1/4 hours.
Tastes good on farmhouse bread.