Sweet and Sour Pork

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Ingredients

250 grams	pork tenderloin
1 tablespoon	soy sauce
1 tablespoon	Shaoxing wine
1 teaspoon	salt
1 teaspoon	sugar
2 tablespoons	cornstarch
1 cup	vegetable oil
1 egg	beaten
1 cup	pineapple chunks
1 medium	green bell pepper, cut into chunks
1 medium	red bell pepper, cut into chunks
1 medium	onion, cut into chunks
1/4 cup	ketchup
3 tablespoons	rice vinegar

Instructions

1. 1 Cut the pork tenderloin into bite-sized pieces.
2. 2 In a bowl, mix the pork with soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, salt, sugar, and cornstarch. Let it marinate for 15 minutes.
3. 3 Heat the vegetable oil in a wok over medium-high heat.
4. 4 Dip the marinated pork pieces in the beaten egg and then coat with additional cornstarch.
5. 5 Fry the pork pieces in the hot oil until golden brown and cooked through. Remove and drain on paper towels.
6. 6 In the same wok, remove excess oil leaving about 1 tablespoon.
7. 7 Stir-fry the onion, green bell pepper, and red bell pepper until they start to soften.
8. 8 Add the pineapple chunks to the wok and stir-fry for another minute.
9. 9 In a small bowl, mix ketchup, rice vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, cornstarch, and water to create the sauce.
10. 10 Pour the sauce into the wok and bring it to a simmer until it thickens.
11. 11 Add the fried pork back into the wok and toss everything together until well coated with the sauce.
12. 12 Serve hot with steamed rice.