Blend the soy sauce, ginger, garlic, onion and honey.
Add the meat and marinate for an hour.
Remove the meat, keeping the marinade, and brown in all over in hot oil in a wok.
Stir a mixture of cornstarch, water and red food coloring (if using) into the marinade in a pan.
Bring to the boil and cook for 2 or 3 minutes, stirring all the time.
Add the meat to glaze it, remove and drain on a wire rack.
Insert a toothpick into each meat strip and serve with the sauce. Serve 6 meat strips and a helping of sauce to each person.
