Spicy Salmon from Nova-Scotia
From:	Jean-Claude B., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Comments:	Oven: 700 watts Preparation time, ahead of time: 2 days Cooking time: 32 to 44 minutes Waiting time: 30 minutes
Servings:	3 or 4
Ingredients	Preparation
1/2 cup [125 mL] cider vinegar 2 cups [500 mL] water 3 tablespoons [45 mL] pickling salt 2 tablespoons [30 mL] honey 2 tablespoons [30 mL] peppercorns 2 cinnamon sticks Handful of fresh dill [if available] or 2 tablespoons [30 mL] dried dill 2 to 4 pounds [1 to 2 kg] fresh salmon	In a ceramic or plastic dish large enough to hold the piece of salmon, mix together cider vinegar, water, pickling salt, honey, peppercorns and cinnamon sticks. Microwave mixture to a boil, on 'MAXIMUM' for 10 minutes. Simmer mixture, covered, on 'MEDIUM' for 10 minutes. Arrange salmon in hot broth. Cover dish; microwave salmon on 'MEDIUM', 6 minutes per pound [454 g], turning salmon after the first 6 minutes. Remove from microwave-oven. Sprinkle salmon with cooking juices. Remove cinnamon sticks. Cover dish; leave to cool for 30 minutes, then refrigerate. Leave salmon to marinate in cooking juices for 2 days, before serving.