Simple classic - Beef fillet with asparagus

I usually buy this type of meat cut around special holidays:  Father's Day, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day. Most of the stores run specials on fillets, dropping prices from usual $15.99-$17.99 per pound to $7.99, sometimes even to $6.99 for 2 fillets in a package.

I boil the asparagus in salted water for a short time, and put it  in an ice water.

The beef fillet is pan fried  on medium heat and in the end to brown - on higher heat, sometimes I even add butter (this helps to brown it faster) 

Nice combination with Rib eye steak

Rib eye, asparagus, bagel, Russian style slaw 

Russian style slaw is used allover Eastern Europe, it slightly fermented