• 1 pound of pork shoulder or belly cuts, or chicken
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar or white wine or apple vinegar

for the batter,

• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• frying oil

for the sauce,

• 1/4 cup of water
• 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 2 tablespoons rice or apple cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons sugar, to taste
• 1 teaspoon salt

to assemble the plate,

• 1 clove garlic, finely ground
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1 green bell pepper cut into pieces
• 1 red bell pepper cut into pieces
• 4 fine chopped scallions the white part and the beginning of the green
• 1 small can of sliced pineapple, chopped into large chunks, drained
• 2 tablespoons maraschino juice, optional