Welcome back to Courtney Cooks Star Wars, your blog for Star
Wars recipe geekery.
It’s been awhile, but I have returned! (Insert John William’s
epic Episode IV Throne Room/End Title Theme here).
Anyhow, as we have not yet entered the books of the official cannon
Expanded Universe, I shall continue with food and drink from the Legacy Expanded
Universe. Today’s recipe is based on a side item called Yoba, first mentioned
in the superb novel Legacy of the Force:
Invincible by Troy Denning. Yoba is
not described other than as a side that was served along with a main course. In
the book, Taryn Zel (a Hapen security agent) served Ben Skywalker a meal of
nerf steak with yoba with a glass of goff-milk during his rescue
and removal from Nova Station. I picture yoba as a creamed spinach type
food, so that’s what recipe we have here.
Yoba
Serves 4.
Ingredients:
2 boxes of frozen chopped spinach, thawed
2 TBS butter, cut into small pieces
½ cup heavy cream
1 small shallot
Salt and pepper
Cayenne pepper
- 1.Make sure to drain the thawed spinach thoroughly.
I recommend placing the spinach in a clean dish towel and wringing it out. In a small skillet over medium heat melt the
butter and stir in the minced shallot. Cook until the shallot is translucent in
color.
- 2.Add the heavy cream to the skillet. Heat until
the cream starts to bubble. Add in the spinach, stirring well. Reduce the heat
to low, cook about two minutes.
- 3.Stir in a small pinch of cayenne pepper, as well
as salt and pepper to taste. Serve alongside your favorite protein and enjoy!
Optional: Feel free to stir in a couple tablespoons of a
good cheese, such as Parmigiano-Reggiano or Gorgonzola as well.