Easy Shrimp Dish - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. large shrimp
1 large onion
1 green pepper
1 1/2 c. coarsely chopped celery
2 c. sliced fresh mushrooms
1/2 c. margarine
1 to 2 Tbsp. cornstarch, dissolved in water

Preparation

Cook shrimp in about one quart of boiling salted water. Remove shrimp when water boils for 5 minutes.
Clean shrimp.
Set aside and save shrimp water.
Saute onion, green pepper and celery in margarine until onions are transparent.
Add mushrooms and cook one minute more.
Add shrimp water and heat.
Add dissolved cornstarch and cook just until thick and clear (about 1 minute). Add shrimp to hot mixture and serve over cooked rice.
Pass the soy sauce.