Thai-style Beef Salad over Angel-Hair Pasta Recipe

In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta for about 5 minutes until just done. Drain, rinse with cold water and drain thoroughly. Toss the pasta with 1 tablespoon of the cooking oil and 2 tablespoons of the sesame oil.

In a large frying pan, toast the almonds over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes. until golden brown. Or toast the nuts in a 350 degrees F oven for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove the nuts from the pan and chop them.

In a large frying pan, heat the remaining tablespoon of cooking oil over moderately high heat. Add half the jalapeño, the ginger, beef, and salt.

Cook the meat, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes until brown and cooked through. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the remaining sesame oil, the fish sauce, scallions, mint, and lime juice.

Put the pasta on plates and top with the beef salad. Sprinkle with the remaining minced jalapeño and the chopped almonds and serve with the lime wedges. Enjoy!