It's been a while we've had guests most of the last month and things have been a bit crazy. I made this last night and it was a hit. The rub might be a little difficult to recreate but it's essentially coarsely ground black pepper, dehydrated red and green bell peppers, minced green onion, thyme and ground basil. I served it with green beans and a nice red wine. The meat was so tender it broke apart on the fork. My wife who hates pot roast loved this because of the crust that is created when you saute the roast.

Spicy Peppered Beef Roast

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 4-8 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes

2 to 2.5 lbs beef roast, boneless
1 teaspoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 onion, quartered
1 lbs carrots, baby
2 cubs broth, beef
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 tbs meat rub, unsalted

1. Lightly oil roast and apply meat rub covering all sides of roast.
   
2. In a large skillet over medium high heat, saute the roast until all sides are browned.
   
3. Place the onion, carrots, garlic in the bottom of slow cooker. Place the roast on top of the vegetables and pour the broth into the slow cooker.
4. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours or on the high setting for 4 to 6 hours, stirring once.
5. Transfer roast to a serving platter and place the vegetables around it. Pour the roast au jus from the slow cooker into a gravy boat.