| 1 | Put the 3 cups water, bouillon cubes, salt and mashed tomatoes in crock pot. |
| 2 | Turn the crock pot on so the cubes will begin to dissolve. |
| 3 | Meanwhile, cut up vegies. |
| 4 | Put meat into the pot with vegies on top. |
| 5 | Frozen package of vegies goes in during last half of cooking time. |
| 6 | Stir couple times during cooking time. |
| 7 | Cook 12 hours on low (4 hours on high). |
| 8 | When the soup is done, remove shank from pot. |
| 9 | Remove meat from bone, cutting it into small pieces and return to pot. |
| 10 | Stir meat into soup and serve. |
| 11 | Serves 4-6. |
