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Fried rice: 4 creator recipes compared

Most use soy sauce. Some add green beans, kimchi or vegetables your choice.

Start with Will Murray & Jack Croft’s versionSee all 4 side by side

Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 29 October 2026.

Fried Rice by Will Murray & Jack Croft, a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: Will Murray & Jack Croft’s. A quick and versatile fried rice dish that can be customized with any vegetables or proteins you have on hand. The rice is stir‑fried until lightly crispy and flavored with soy sauce.

Fried Rice from Will Murray & Jack Croft’s Instagram video

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Fried Rice

Recipe from Will Murray & Jack Croft, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 25 min
  • Serves 2
  • 6 ingredients

The only one of the 4 with vegetables and protein.

Ingredients

  • 2 cupscooked white rice
  • 2 tablespoonsvegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoonssoy sauce
  • 1 cupoptional vegetables (e.g., peas, carrots, bell pepper)
  • ½ cupoptional protein (e.g., cooked chicken, shrimp, tofu)
  • 2 tablespoonsoptional green onions

How it goes

  1. 1. Cook the rice according to package instructions; once cooked, spread it on a tray and let it cool completely (about 20 minutes) or use day‑old refrigerated rice for best texture.

  2. 2. Prepare any optional vegetables and protein by chopping or dicing them into bite‑size pieces.

  3. 3. Heat 2 Tbsp vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium‑high heat until shimmering.

  4. 4. If using optional protein, add it now and stir‑fry for 2–3 minutes until heated through; remove and set aside.

  5. 5. Add any optional vegetables to the wok and stir‑fry for 2–3 minutes until just tender.

  6. 6. Add the cooled rice to the wok, breaking up any clumps, and stir‑fry for 4–5 minutes, allowing the rice to become lightly crispy on the bottom.

Then 3 more steps in the full recipe.

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All 4, side by side.

From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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4 fried rice recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Will Murray & Jack Croft’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Fried RiceWill Murray & Jack Croft · make this one first25 min26Not clear from the stepsvegetables and protein
Green Chili Rice with Fried ShrimpExtra Spice by Anjum35 min27Not clear from the stepsgreen beans, red chilies, fried garlic and green chilies
Kimchi Fried Rice with Hot Pepper TunaWok With Ben25 min212Ovenkimchi, kimchi brine, gochujang and sugar
Fried Rice – Just Like at the Asian RestaurantSalima25 min28Not clear from the stepsvegetables your choice, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce and sesame sauce

What they share.

  • All 4use rice.
  • 3 of 4use soy sauce. Extra Spice by Anjum’s version leaves it out.
  • 2 of 4use green onion. The versions by Extra Spice by Anjum and Salima leave it out.
  • 2 of 4use garlic. The versions by Will Murray & Jack Croft and Extra Spice by Anjum leave it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • How they cook it

    Only Wok With Ben uses the oven.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Will Murray & Jack Croft is the only one to use vegetables and protein. Extra Spice by Anjum is the only one to use green beans, red chilies, fried garlic and green chilies. Wok With Ben is the only one to use kimchi, kimchi brine, gochujang and sugar. Salima is the only one to use vegetables your choice, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce and sesame sauce.

  • Time and list length

    Will Murray & Jack Croft takes the least time (25 min); Extra Spice by Anjum the most (35 min). Will Murray & Jack Croft uses the shortest ingredient list (6); Wok With Ben the longest (12).

All 4, with their videos.

Each one opens as a full recipe with the creator credited and the original video linked.

How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 29 October 2026.

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