Dutch Stewed ' Cinnamon' Pears (Stoofpeertjes) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 kg small stewing pear
3 cloves
1 piece fresh lemon rind
2 cinnamon sticks
50 g brown sugar
200 ml red wine
100 ml black currant liqueur

Preparation

Peel the pears and leave whole.
Stab the lemon rind with the cloves.
Put the pears, lemon zest, cinnamon sticks and sugar in a large pan and pour in the red wine and liqueur.
Add enough water to just cover the pears.
Bring to the boil and leave the pears to simmer, covered, for 2.5 hours until tender.
Serve: Lift the pears carefully out of the pan, serve on a plate with some cinnamon ice cream and thick whipped cream.