Dutch Stewed ' Cinnamon' Pears (stoofpeertjes)

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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

Recipe

• 1 peel the pears and leave whole.
• 2 stab the lemon rind with the cloves.
• 3 put the pears, lemon zest, cinnamon sticks and sugar in a large pan and pour in the red wine and liqueur.
• 4 add enough water to just cover the pears.
• 5 bring to the boil and leave the pears to simmer, covered, for 2.5 hours until tender.
• 6 serve: lift the pears carefully out of the pan, serve on a plate with some cinnamon ice cream and thick whipped cream.