The Best Beefy Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs beef round steak, fat removed, cut into 1/2 inch pieces and browned
1 small onion, minced finely
2 (12 ounce) cans of spicy V8 vegetable juice
2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/3 teaspoon red pepper flakes
3/4 teaspoon oregano
3/4 teaspoon thyme
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 bay leaves
2 (16 ounce) packages frozen birds eye mixed vegetables

Preparation

Add the first 2 ingredients to the crockpot.Also add 1 can of v-8 spicy and 1 can beef both. (Save the remaining cans for the next step.) Cook on low overnight for approximately 8-9 hours. The meat should be fork tender by morning.
The next morning, add the rest of the ingredients to the crockpot including the remaining can of v-8 spicy and beef broth. Cook on low til dinnertime, appoximately 8-10 hours.
I will set this up to cook before I go to work and when I get home at around 5, it's ready. Add microwaved and chopped potatoes to each bowl if you want a heartier soup.
Remove bay leaves before serving.