Clean, wash and quarter the cabbage and cut it into wide strips from the stalk. Peel and chop the onions. Peel garlic and chop finely. Wash the meat, dab dry and chop coarsely.
Fry the bacon in a large casserole until crispy. Take out, let cool down on kitchen paper. Heat the oil in the bacon fat. Fry the meat in it in portions all around. Season with salt and pepper and remove.
Stew cabbage, onions and garlic in hot frying fat for about 15 minutes, turning frequently. Wash thyme, shake dry, pluck off the leaves and add. Season with salt and pepper.
Preheat oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: see manufacturer). Peel and wash carrots and potatoes and slice or cut them into thin slices. Mix with salt and pepper. Add the meat and bay leaf to the cabbage.
Dissolve stock in approx. 2 l hot water, pour over. Cover and braise in a hot oven for approx. 1 1⁄2 hours. Then remove the lid and cook open for about 30 minutes.
Wash parsley, shake dry and chop finely. Coarsely crumble the bacon and mix with the parsley. Sprinkle the stew with it and serve. A dash of crème fraîche is delicious with it.