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Grey peas and bacon
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 Grey peas and bacon, 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. Grey peas and bacon. Grey peas and bacon, a dish from Latvia (pelēkie zirņi). Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Grey peas and bacon
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Grey peas and bacon, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Grey peas and bacon. Grey peas and bacon, a dish from Latvia (pelēkie zirņi).
On screen. Grey peas and bacon
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 canned black beans, drained, cooked bacon, yellow onion, kosher salt, black pepper. 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. Grey peas and bacon: 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 Grey peas and bacon. Heat to a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C and give it 5 minutes so the surface is actually hot. Weigh canned black beans, drained, cooked bacon, yellow onion, kosher salt, black pepper, olive oil. Grey peas and bacon is cooked in Latvia as its own dish. Warm the beans with a lot of fried onion and bacon. Grey peas are the classic; black beans are the pantry stand-in. Amounts are scaled for four from foods this library can count, so the nutrition panel comes from those ingredients.
On screen. Set out a scale and the equipment… · Heat 5 min
Scene 6 · step · 6s
Step 2
Shot. Grey peas and bacon: ingredients prepped and the pan at heat. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Grey peas and bacon is cooked in latvia. Also called pelēkie zirņi. Keep the heat at a murmur. A hard boil beats tender food into strings.
On screen. Grey peas and bacon is cooked in latvia. Also…
Scene 7 · step · 7s
Step 3
Shot. Grey peas and bacon: 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 Grey peas and bacon, until the edges take a little color. Skim the foam once, then stop stirring so the broth stays clear.
On screen. Cook the aromatics first, then the… · Build the base
Scene 8 · step · 7s
Step 4
Shot. Grey peas and bacon: 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 41 min in real time.
Voiceover. Add the remaining weighed foods and cook Grey peas and bacon at a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C. Start checking at 41 minutes. Grey peas and bacon 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 41 min
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Step 5
step · latvia
Scene 9 · step · 6s
Step 5
Shot. Grey peas and bacon: checking the center for doneness. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Check the center of Grey peas and bacon, 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 Grey peas and bacon, not…
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Step 6
step · latvia
Scene 10 · step · 7s
Step 6
Shot. Grey peas and bacon: 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 Grey peas and bacon for 5 minutes, then taste and adjust the salt. Serve it in the way it is eaten in latvia, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it. Film Grey peas and bacon in this shot order and no other: the sauce coating a spoon; batter or dough smoothed to the corners; broth poured from a height into a bowl; fish just turning opaque and flaking. Slate words for the editor: trivet, opaque, emberfold, sheen, harbor, umber, iron, zester, sear, hearthside.
On screen. Rest Grey peas and bacon for 5… · 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. Grey peas and bacon 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. Grey peas and bacon 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. Grey peas and bacon 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 Grey peas and bacon, 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 726 calories, with 42.1 grams of protein. Pai marks it Indulgent.
On screen. 726 kcal · 42.1 g protein · Indulgent
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. Grey peas and bacon
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 Grey peas and bacon 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.