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Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs

A 9:16 storyboard, 82 seconds of edit time. Scene lengths are cuts, not the minutes the pot actually needs. Music mood: Sparse acoustic, warm room tone, no lyrics.

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  1. Scene 1 · hook · 4s

    Hook

    Shot. Open tight on the finished Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs, then pull back just enough to see the plate. Ivory linen, warm window light, no faces, no logos, no text burned into the picture.

    Voiceover. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs. Char the eggplant, peel it if the skin toughens, and mash it lightly with herbs and lime. Tofu cubes make it a plate. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.

    On screen. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs

  2. Scene 2 · title · 4s

    Open on the finished dish

    Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.

    Voiceover. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs. Char the eggplant, peel it if the skin toughens, and mash it lightly with herbs and lime. Tofu cubes make it a plate.

    On screen. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs

  3. Scene 3 · ingredients · 6s

    Mise en place

    Shot. Overhead flat lay. Hands set down small bowls in a quiet rhythm. Labels stay out of frame.

    Voiceover. Set out eggplant, firm tofu, mint, cilantro, spinach. Measure before the pan is hot.

    On screen. Mise en place

  4. Scene 4 · equipment · 5s

    Equipment

    Shot. A slow pan across the tools on the counter, then back to the bowl. No brand logos.

    Voiceover. You need Grill pan or grill, Tongs, Scale.

    On screen. Grill pan or grill · Tongs · Scale

  5. Scene 5 · step · 6s

    Step 1

    Shot. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs: protein and vegetables tossed with a teaspoon of oil. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Pat the firm tofu dry and toss it with half the fish sauce, the aromatics, and a teaspoon of neutral oil. Cut eggplant and spinach to a similar thickness so they finish together.

    On screen. Pat the firm tofu dry and toss it with half the…

  6. Scene 6 · step · 6s

    Step 2

    Shot. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs: grill pan just smoking. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Heat a grill pan until a drop of water skitters. Brush on the remaining teaspoon of neutral oil.

    On screen. Heat a grill pan until a drop of water…

  7. Scene 7 · step · 7s

    Step 3

    Shot. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs: browned lean protein. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Grill 8 min in real time.

    Voiceover. Cook until the tofu has taken on the seasoning and is hot through, turning once, about 8 minutes. Do not crowd the pan or the firm tofu will steam.

    On screen. Cook until the tofu has taken on… · Grill 8 min

  8. Scene 8 · step · 6s

    Step 4

    Shot. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs: vegetables with color still in them. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. The eggplant and spinach are done once they are tender, with some color left and not stewed to gray. If they brown before the protein, pull them to a plate and return them at the end.

    On screen. The eggplant and spinach are done once they are…

  9. Scene 9 · step · 6s

    Step 5

    Shot. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs: rested grilled plate with herbs. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Rest the firm tofu 2 minutes. Toss with mint and cilantro and lime. Char the eggplant, peel it if the skin toughens, and mash it lightly with herbs and lime. Tofu cubes make it a plate.

    On screen. Rest the firm tofu 2 minutes. Toss with mint…

  10. Scene 10 · doneness · 6s

    How you know it is done

    Shot. Close on the center of the food. A skewer, tap, or spoon shows the cue. Hold long enough to see it.

    Voiceover. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs is done when the outside has color and the center is cooked through for the protein in the pan.

    On screen. Doneness

  11. Scene 11 · mistakes · 7s

    If it goes wrong

    Shot. Split screen is unnecessary. Show the finished, correct texture, then a hand points at the cue.

    Voiceover. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.

    On screen. Common fixes

  12. Scene 12 · storage · 5s

    Cooling and storage

    Shot. The dish cools on a rack, then a container is closed. No refrigerator brand in frame.

    Voiceover. Cool Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven, not a raw salad.

    On screen. Storage

  13. Scene 13 · nutrition · 5s

    Nutrition lower third

    Shot. Hold on a single serving. A quiet lower third fades in. No medical claims on screen.

    Voiceover. One serving is about 222 calories, with 19.2 grams of protein. Pai marks it Healthy.

    On screen. 222 kcal · 19.2 g protein · Healthy

  14. Scene 14 · plate · 5s

    Plate and close

    Shot. Spoon or tongs place the last garnish. Pull back to the full plate. End on steam or a still surface.

    Voiceover. Serve 4 plates. Eat while it is at its best.

    On screen. Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs

  15. Scene 15 · cta · 4s

    Close

    Shot. Hold the finished plate. A quiet end card can fade in after the picture. Do not cover the food with a logo.

    Voiceover. Cook Hue Grilled Eggplant with Herbs from the Pai recipe. The amounts, the heat, and the moment to stop are written under each step.

    On screen. Cook it from the recipe

Machine-readable script for a later video tool. Scene durations are edit lengths, not cooking times. Long simmers and bakes are jump cuts. Order: hook, title, mise, equipment, one scene per numbered step (shot, on-screen text, voiceover, duration), doneness, fixes, storage, nutrition, plate, and the closing CTA. Keep the shot list and on-screen facts tied to this recipe.