Poached Strawberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups water
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 None vanilla bean, split, scraped
1 None cinnamon stick
2 pints strawberries, washed, hulled
None None whipped cream, to serve

Preparation

In a large saucepan, combine water, sugar, vanilla bean and cinnamon stick. Stir over a low heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves.
Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, without stirring, for 2 mins. Remove from heat.
Place strawberries in a bowl and pour over the hot syrup. Allow to cool. Serve with whipped cream if desired.