This tomato sauce gets its heat from Calabrian chiles.

Find them whole or chopped packed in jars near the pickles in well-stocked grocery stores.

If you don’t have any, just a bit of crushed red pepper will do the trick.

Spicy Tomato-Braised Pot Roast

Photo: Jacob Fox

Serve over polenta, mashed potatoes or pasta.

Stir in carrot, onion and garlic.

Season beef with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper and add to the slow cooker.

Cook until the beef is tender, about 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low.

Skim fat from the sauce.

Slice the beef across the grain and serve with the sauce.

Garnish with basil, if desired.

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