3 carrots, peeled and diced
2 sticks celery, trimmed and diced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 onions, halved and sliced
3 tbsp finely chopped parsley
1 tsp dried thyme
3 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp yeast extract, such as Marmite
2 bay leaves
2 litres/3陆 pints beef stock, made with 2 beef stock cubes
flaked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
陆 tsp flaked sea salt
200g/7oz self-raising flour
3-4 tbsp sunflower oil
2 tbsp tomato pur茅e
2 tbsp cream sherry
100g/3陆oz shredded suet
1 whole oxtail (around 1.3kg/3lb), cut into chunky pieces
300ml/10fl oz red wine