Ramen is a gift to the world, and honestly when you find a place that makes excellent ramen, make sure you look after them because it's a lot of work to make a good one. However, because we are all broke af nice meals out are less frequent. Today I am going to show you how to take a cheap packet of instant noodles, and turn them into something tasty, quick and costs under £2 easily! This recipe is for 1 person, but if you want to make it for more people, simply scale up the ingredients.

To make my super simple budget cheats ramen you will need: For 1 person

• 1 medium sized cabbage leaf, washed in finely sliced

• 1/2 a medium carrot cut into thin strips

• 400ml of chicken or veg stock

• 1 small garlic clove finely chopped

• Small piece of ginger the same size as the garlic, finely chopped

• 1/4 of a fresh lime

• 1 spring onion chopped

• 1 soft boiled egg

• Soy sauce

• Crispy chilli oil

• Sesame oil

• Salt & a little oil