Yummy Beefy Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs beef roast or 3 lbs steak
2 (16 ounce) packages frozen mixed vegetables
1 (16 ounce) package frozen peas
1 (16 ounce) package frozen corn
1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes (or 2-3 freshly diced tomatoes)
48 ounces beef stock
48 ounces tomato juice
1 1/2 minced garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 large diced onion
2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
8 ounces potatoes (frozen) (optional)

Preparation

In an 8 quart pot:
add olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, onions. Cook over medium heat until onions are slightly tender.
Add beef (previously cut into bite size pieces) cook until almost done. Keep the broth from the meat (it will help to flavor the soup),
add beef broth, tomato juice and all frozen vegetables along with diced tomatos at this time.
Allow soup to simmer for 2-3 hours as this will allow time to reduce and for the soup to flavor the meat/vegetables.
frozen diced potatoes can be added the last 30 minutes of cooking time.