Hot sand swirled across the landing pad as the bounty hunter disembarked. Above him, the colorless sky was filled with ships of all shapes and sizes, some coming, some going. He envied those going.
Across the open space, the door to the Mos Eisley cantina divided a dirty wall. The spaceport’s normal crowd of traders, troopers and transients was thin that evening, and few spared him a glance as he paced toward the dark entrance, gun cradled in one arm.
He would neither eat nor drink until back aboard his ship – no distractions during business transactions – but the smell of something spicy beginning to burn over a grill triggered a sudden memory of home.
White walls. A cold chair drawn up to a stainless metal table. His father smiling, saying something and handing him a bowl of pale noodles studded with seafood, freshly harvested from the relentless ocean. Clones normally ate genetically modified meals, designed to deliver maximum nutrition with minimal digestive effort, but sometimes Jango charmed the cook into serving something Kaminoan. Just for them two.
Beneath his helmet, Boba Fett slowly blinked his dark eyes. The cafeteria vanished, and his father’s face with it. He reached over one shoulder and twisted his air intake valve. The spicy aroma filtered out as he stepped over the cantina threshold, and into the hunt.
| Boba Fettuccine |
- 8 oz. Fettuccine Noodles
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 medium Onion, chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic, crushed
- 2 tbsp Tomato Paste
- 1 cup Chicken Broth, low sodium
- 1/2 cup White Wine (or Chicken Broth)
- 1 lb. Shrimp or other seafood, raw (and defrosted if previously frozen)
- 2 cups Fresh Spinach Leaves, chopped
- 1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1/8 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
- Optional: Your favorite hot sauce
- Cook fettuccine according to directions. Drain, cover and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat until oil shimmers. Add onion and garlic and cook until onion is tender and golden, 8-10 minutes. Add tomato paste, wine and/or broth; increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low, and add seafood, spinach, cayenne pepper, red paper flakes, salt and pepper. Optional: add a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce. Cook uncovered for 3-5 minutes, until shrimp is pink and opaque all the way through.
- Turn off heat, and add fettuccine and spinach to skillet. Toss to coat pasta and serve immediately.
(Note: Both recipe and writing are my original creations. Characters and locations from the Star Wars universe are creative property of Lucasfilm Ltd. This is not a commercial post.)
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