Four & thirty braised lamb - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 1 large leg of British lamb, about 3½ kg/7¼lb
• 2-3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large leek
• 1 bay leaf
• a few sprigs of fresh thyme
• 2 inner sticks of celery
• 25g butter
• 1 large Spanish onion, cut into small dice
• 1 largish carrot, cut into small dice
• 3 large heads of garlic
• 500ml dry white wine
• 500ml lamb stock or stock made with 2tsp Marigold Swiss vegetable bouillon powder