wild mushroom couscous

Serves: 6

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped
125g shiitake mushrooms, washed and sliced
20g dried porcini mushrooms
225g brown couscous
700ml vegetable stock
2 tablespoons basil, roughly chopped

Method:
heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. add the garlic and onion and sauté for 3 mins. add the sliced mushrooms and cook for 5 mins. stir in the vegetable stock and porcini and bring to a boil.
add the couscous and reduce to a low flame, cover and simmer until the couscous is tender and the liquids are absorbed, approximately 10 mins. leave covered for 5 mins to complete cooking.
taste and adjust seasoning. fluff up just before serving. stir in the chopped basil.   to serve, garnish with sprigs of fresh basil.