Captain Kirk'S Plomeek Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup finely chopped onion
5 cups chopped celery
4 cups peeled and chopped carrots
1 cup butter
4 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon ground pepper
salt

Preparation

in a heavy 8 quart soup pot saute the chopped onions very slowly in 1/2 cup butter.
when onions are transparent and the remaing 1/2 cup butter and the carrots.
once carrots have browned,add all of the celery and continue cooking on low for approximately 10 minutes to allow the celery to soften.
next add the broth,pepper,salt and cream and then stir through.
cover and let soup simmer for about 1 hour.
when ready serve in bowls.