Poached Pears - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 liters water
1/2 cup sweet sherry
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 cinnamon sticks
4 cloves
4 beurre bosc pears, peeled and left whole
cream, to serve

Preparation

Place the water, sherry, sugar, cinnamon and the cloves in a large saucepan over a low heat and stir until the sugar dissolves.
Add the peeled pears and simmer for about 25-30 minutes or until pears are cooked through.
Allow pears to cool in the poaching liquid.
Serve with cream.