Prepare rice water by collecting the third rinse water from washing rice.

Wash and trim 1/2 bunch of spinach. Gently crush the spinach leaves and stems until green juice is released.

Rinse the crushed spinach and drain the water.

In a pot, boil the rice water and add 1 cup of dried anchovies. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove the anchovies from the broth.

Add the prepared spinach to the broth. Use 2 cups of spinach for this recipe.

Add 1 tsp of minced garlic to the pot.

Once the spinach is cooked and fragrant, add 1 tbsp of doenjang (soybean paste). Stir well to dissolve.

Simmer the soup for another 5 minutes.

Add 1/2 cup of chopped green onion to the soup.

Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning with soy sauce or salt as needed.