From Show #207N - Pickled Freshwater Herring and Asparagus "Sushi"

Ingredients:

2 cup water
1 cup hickory smoked apple cider vinegar, see recipe, or comparable
3/4 cup maple sugar, preferably from michigan
4 tablespoons sea salt
2 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
2 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1 hickory smoked jalapeno, see recipe, seeded and minced
2 clove whole
1 pound freshwater herring fillets, skinned, preferably from michigan

Directions:

In a small heavy bottomed non reactive saucepan over high heat, combine the water with the smoked vinegar, maple sugar, sea salt, mustard seeds, peppercorns, ginger, jalapeño and clove and bring to a boil.  Reduce the heat to low and simmer heat until the sugar and salt are just dissolved.

Arrange the herring fillets in a large, shallow heatproof glass baking dish. Pour 1 1/2 cups of the hot pickling liquid over the fish. Let the herring and pickling liquid cool to room temperature.

Marinate the herring until it is almost opaque throughout, about 20 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets.

Use immediately.