Beef with Asparagus Recipe - Great British Chefs

Ingredients

• 800g of sirloin of beef, trimmed
• light olive oil
• 2 knobs of butter
• salt
• pepper
• 1 oxtail, cut into 4 pieces
• 500ml of red wine
• 300ml of beef stock
• 1 carrot, peeled and halved lengthways
• 1 onion, cut into quarters
• 1 celery stick, peeled and halved
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig of fresh thyme
• 8 white asparagus spears, peeled
• 150ml of India Pale Ale
• 1 knob of butter
• olive oil
• 12 solomon's seal buds, washed
• 200g of unsalted butter
• 250ml of water
• 2 Charlotte potatoes