I hadn't even heard of this recipe until about 6 month's ago. Saw it on Good Eats. Basically its a pork and noodle dish that you can whip up in about 10-15 minutes including cooking the noodles. We were eating this dish about once a week. I made some tweaks over the months to improve it and just to change it up every once in a while. Needless to say my wife and I missed this meal. I decided to make a paleo version.
Here is the link to the Alton Brown version. It does contain soy sauce which I'm not averse to but I guess you could sub coconut aminos if you prefer. I also switched the cornstarch with arrowroot.
www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/ants-in-trees-recipe/index.htmlI was hesitant to try spaghetti squash thinking it wouldn't play well in an Asian dish. I had cooked the squash al dente the night before in the oven and drained it as well as possible even squeezing it once in a while. Probably unnecessary. You could probably just lower the amount of chicken broth. Anyway, I doubled the recipe to use with one large squash. I also added 2 packages of shiitake mushrooms. I normally add a couple of eggs to scramble in but forgot about them last night. I use sriracha sauce instead of sambal. The final dish was amazing! so don't be afraid to use spaghetti squash in your Asian dishes!
