OAK-SMOKED DEVIL GAR

by RagnarokkrGamin

Since Ignis means “fire” in Latin, the saying “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” definitely holds true when Ignis is making this tasty dish...!

Active cooking time: 1 hour. Total cooking time: 4 hours. Serves 3

Ingredients:

  • 3 medium-large rainbow trout fillets, as Devil Gar are
 rare outside of Eos

  • ¼ cup melted butter (56g) 1 lemon, juiced

  • one bag of oak chips

  • salt

  • cooking spray

  • lemon and oregano sprig, for garnish

This recipe requires a smoker.

  1. Soak oak chips in water for half an hour for best results.

  2. Combine lemon juice and melted butter. Brush mixture evenly over fillets. Season with salt to taste.

  3. Remove oak chips from water. Set your smoker to 150°F (66°C), adding oak chips. When grill reaches temperature, spray smoker grate with a high temperature cooking spray.

  4. Place the trout fillets directly on the smoker grate. There should be enough space between your trout so the smoke can reach all parts of the fish.

  5. Let the fish smoke for 30 minutes at 150°F (66°C) to absorb a fair amount of smoke flavor.

  6. After 30 minutes, raise the temperature to 225°F (107°C) to finish the smoking process. Baste filets every 30 minutes during this stage with lemon butter to keep them juicy.

  7. Smoke until the fish reaches a temperature of 145°F (63°C). If you go higher than this the fish will start to turn into fish jerky. Total cooking time usually takes 1 to 2 hours depending on size of your fish and how many you’re smoking at one time.

  8. Garnish with lemon and sprig of oregano, and enjoy!