Dinner: Soybean sprout soup (kongnamulguk:콩나물국)

How to make soybean sprout soup, both spicy and non-spicy versions. The full recipe is here: http://www.maangchi.com/recipes/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. Non-spicy vegetarian version Ingredients:
1 package of soybean sprouts (500 grams), water, salt, kelp, garlic, green onion, onion, roastedsesame 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, ½ cup worth of kelp, and 2 cloves of minced garlic. 4. Slice half a medium sized onion and put it in the pot. 5. Close the lid and bring to a boil over medium heat for about 15 minutes. 6. When the soup boils over, open the lid and stir it with a spoon. 7. Lower the heat and simmer another 25 minutes. 8. Take the kelp out of the soup. 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.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Sesame Seeds

Health and fertility benefits of Soybean sprout soup (kongnamulguk:콩나물국)

Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production.

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