Wild Mushroom Couscous

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

Preparation

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. taste and adjust seasoning. fluff up just before serving. stir in the chopped basil. to serve, garnish with sprigs of fresh basil.