I had a big chunk of fancy ham that I didn't know what to do with. After a huge batch of potato salad (Japanese style with ham) there was still more than a pound of meat left.
The Cooks Illustrated has a very straight forward recipe for Split Pea and Ham soup and I happened to have all the ingredients except for fresh thyme. I used dried thyme instead. The split peas I used actually came from the famous Pea Soup Andersen's (home of the split pea soup!), thanks to my friend Haruka!
The result was a hearty, tasty soup but not all that impressive. However, when I added a bit of balsamic vinegar to the leftover soup 2 days later, the flavor really popped. Interesting!
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