Plomeek Soup
Plomeek soup is perhaps the most well known of Vulcan's dishes. This dish is completely vegetarian, in accordance with the Vulcan diet. This is the soup Nurse Christine Chapel had hurled at her by Spock in the episode Amok Time. In the Enterprise episode Unexpected, it is described as being traditionally a morning meal.
Ingredients
1 cup oninion, finely chopped
5 cups celery, chopped
4 cups carrots, peeled and chopped
1 cup potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine*
4 cups VEGETABLE broth
5 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon ground pepper
salt to taste
Directions
In a heavy 8 quart soup pot, sauté the chopped onions very slowly in ˝ cup margarine (or butter). When onions are transparent, add the remaining ˝ cup margarine and the carrots. Let carrots brown on low heat for aproximately 30 minutes. Once carrots have browned (about 30 minutes), add all of the celery and continue cooking on low for aproximately 10 minutes to allow celery to soften. Next add the vegetable broth, pepper, and salt, and then stir through. Cover and let soup simmer for approximately 1 hour. Serves eight.
* To get the true Vulcan experience, it is recommended that you use a non-dairy maragarine. For more information, please see The Vulcan Diet.