Duck with Sour or Sweet Cabbage

Description
In Romanian: Rata cu varza acra sau dulce

Ingredients

 * 1 duck
 * 1 large can sauerkraut
 * 3 tablespoons lard
 * 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
 * some borş (optional)
 * some unripe tomatoes (optional)
 * ½ teaspoon paprika
 * a few peppercorns
 * salt

Directions

 * 1) Clean, wash and salt the duck.
 * 2) Let sit for one hour.
 * 3) In the meantime, fry the sauerkraut in lard, adding paprika, tomato sauce, pepper and salt (if needed).
 * 4) Arrange the sauerkraut in a uniform layer in a roasting pan and place the duck on top and optionally add some borş and unripe tomatoes to give the dish a little tart taste.
 * 5) The duck was previously dried and then greased with lard.
 * 6) Set into the oven and baste occasionally with the liquid in the pan.
 * 7) After the duck has been roasted on one side, turn onto the other side.