Soybean sprout soup (kongnamulguk)

Spicy Version

Ingredients:

1 package of soybean sprouts (500 grams), water, salt, soy sauce, hot pepper flakes, onion, garlic, green onion, dried anchovies, roasted sesame seeds and sesame oil.

Directions:

1. Rinse and drain a package of soybean sprouts (500 grams) a few times over. Pick out any rotten sprouts.
   
2. Put the soybean sprouts into a pot and add 5½ cups of water.
3. Add 1½ ts salt, 1 ts soy sauce, 2 cloves of minced garlic, ½ tbs of hot pepper flakes.
4. Slice half a medium sized onion and put it in the pot.
5. Add a handful of dried anchovies (about 7 large dried anchovies) after removing the intestines. (**Tip: this is going to be taken out later, we won't eat it)
6. Close the lid and bring to a boil over medium heat for about 15 minutes.
7. When the soup boils over, open the lid and stir the soup with a spoon.
8. Lower the heat and cook another 25 minutes.
9. Add 2 chopped green onions and 1 or 2 ts of sesame oil.
10. Turn off the heat.
11. Grind roasted sesame seeds in a grinder.
12. Put the soup in a bowl and sprinkle some sesame seed powder on top, just before serving.