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Bunny chow
A 9:16 storyboard, 91 seconds of edit time. Scene lengths are cuts, not the minutes the pot actually needs. Music mood: Sparse acoustic, warm room tone, no lyrics.
Scene 1 · hook · 4s
Hook
Shot. Open tight on the finished Bunny chow, 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. Bunny chow. Bunny chow (bunny chow), a Durban plate from South Africa. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Bunny chow
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Bunny chow, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Bunny chow. Bunny chow (bunny chow), a Durban plate from South Africa.
On screen. Bunny chow
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 country bread, chicken thigh, potato, curry powder, canned crushed tomato. Measure before the pan is hot.
On screen. Mise en place
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 Heavy pot, Scale, Wooden spoon, Ladle.
On screen. Heavy pot · Scale · Wooden spoon
Scene 5 · step · 7s
Step 1
Shot. Bunny chow: weighed ingredients beside the heating pan. 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 Heat 5 min in real time.
Voiceover. Set out a scale and the equipment for Bunny chow. Heat to a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C and give it 5 minutes so the surface is actually hot. Weigh country bread, chicken thigh, potato, curry powder, canned crushed tomato, yellow onion, garlic, cilantro, kosher salt, olive oil. Bunny chow is cooked in Durban as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Simmer a potato chicken curry and serve it inside a hollowed loaf so the bread becomes the bowl. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
On screen. Set out a scale and the equipment… · Heat 5 min
Scene 6 · step · 6s
Step 2
Shot. Bunny chow: ingredients prepped and the pan at heat. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Bunny chow is cooked in south africa. Tomato sauce is ready when it looks darker and a spoon leaves a brief line.
On screen. Bunny chow is cooked in south africa. Tomato…
Scene 7 · step · 7s
Step 3
Shot. Bunny chow: aromatics and the main ingredient in the pan. 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 Build the base in real time.
Voiceover. Cook the aromatics first, then the main ingredient for Bunny chow, until the edges take a little color. Leave the lid ajar so the surface reduces instead of boiling over.
On screen. Cook the aromatics first, then the… · Build the base
Scene 8 · step · 7s
Step 4
Shot. Bunny chow: simmering or roasting until the cue. 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 Simmer 49 min in real time.
Voiceover. Add the remaining weighed foods and cook Bunny chow at a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C. Start checking at 49 minutes. Bunny chow is done when the thickest piece yields to a fork and the liquid is quiet, not at a hard boil.
On screen. Add the remaining weighed foods and… · Simmer 49 min
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Step 5
step · south-africa
Scene 9 · step · 6s
Step 5
Shot. Bunny chow: checking the center for doneness. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Check the center of Bunny chow, not the edge. If the cue is not true yet, give it a few more minutes and look again. Opening a lid or an oven door early drops the heat.
On screen. Check the center of Bunny chow, not the edge.…
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Step 6
step · south-africa
Scene 10 · step · 7s
Step 6
Shot. Bunny chow: rested and ready to plate. 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 Rest 5 min in real time.
Voiceover. Rest Bunny chow for 5 minutes, then taste and adjust the salt. Serve it in the way it is eaten in south africa, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it. Film Bunny chow in this shot order and no other: beans or grains tender at the edge of a bite; a thermometer in the thickest center; a skewer pulled from the center; a blender lid held down for the puree. Slate words for the editor: enamel, whisk, sear, jute, birch, quartz, griddle, zester, simmer, luster.
On screen. Rest Bunny chow for 5 minutes, then… · Rest 5 min
Scene 11 · 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. Bunny chow is done when the thickest piece yields to a fork and the liquid is quiet, not at a hard boil.
On screen. Doneness
Scene 12 · mistakes · 7s
If it goes wrong
Shot. Split screen is unnecessary. Show the finished, correct texture, then a hand points at the cue.
Voiceover. Bunny chow looks done at the edge and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue, not the color. Check the thickest piece and give it a few more minutes. Bunny chow turned out salty, dry, or watery. Weigh the salt and the liquid next time. Keep the heat at the temperature in the method, and stop when the doneness cue appears.
On screen. Common fixes
Scene 13 · storage · 5s
Cooling and storage
Shot. The dish cools on a rack, then a container is closed. No refrigerator brand in frame.
Voiceover. Cool Bunny chow, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven. Reheat leftovers until steaming.
On screen. Storage
Scene 14 · 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 446 calories, with 32.1 grams of protein. Pai marks it Moderate.
On screen. 446 kcal · 32.1 g protein · Moderate
Scene 15 · 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. Bunny chow
Scene 16 · 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 Bunny chow 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.