Crock Pot Beef Vegetable Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb stewing beef, trim, bite size
1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, sliced
3 potatoes, peeled, diced
2 carrots, peeled, pennied
1 garlic clove, crushed
3 peppercorns
1 bay leaf
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 small onion, diced
4 cups water
salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon parsley, chopped
2 beef bouillon cubes
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables

Preparation

Place all except frozen vegetables in crock pot.
Turn on low and cover, cooking for 6 hours.
One half hour before serving, turn up to high, add frozen veggies, stir and cover.
NOTES: If you are in a hurry you can do this in 3 1/2 hours on high heat.
Remove the bay leaf before serving.
You can add 1/2 cup of red wine with the vegetables for a more robust flavor.