Joyce's Vegetable Beef Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs lean beef chuck roast, cubed
• 1/2 lb beef shank, with bone
• flour
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 48 ounces tomato juice
• 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
• 32 ounces beef stock
• 2 cups hot water
• 3 turnips, peeled and diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1/2 green cabbage head, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt, 'janes krazy mixed-up seasonings' brand
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 lb frozen mixed vegetables

Recipe

• 1 salt and pepper meat. shake in a bit of flour. melt butter in large pot. brown meat well on all sides.
• 2 add all remaining ingredients except frozen veggies.
• 3 bring to boil. reduce heat. cover and simmer 2 hours.
• 4 add frozen veg. simmer another 30-60 minute
• 5 remove bone and bay.