Serves 6

  • 1 flammekueche (Alsatian tarte flambée, or “flame cake”)
  • 0.75l red wine
  • 120g icing sugar
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 vanilla pod (scraped)
  • 6 small pears (Comice variety)
  • In a saucepan, pour the red wine, icing sugar, spices and previously scraped vanilla pod, then bring to the boil.
  • Wash and peel the pears. Place in the saucepan and leave to cook on low heat for about 1 hour, turning them regularly.
  • When cooked, slice the pears into thin strips.
  • Heat the flammekueche according to package instructions and cut into six portions.
  • Place a spiced wine-flavoured pear strip on each portion.