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Sopa de lima
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 Sopa de lima, 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. Sopa de lima. Sopa de lima, a dish from Mexico. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Sopa de lima
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Sopa de lima, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Sopa de lima. Sopa de lima, a dish from Mexico.
On screen. Sopa de lima
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 chicken thigh, lime juice, tomato, yellow onion, dried oregano. 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. Sopa de lima: 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 Sopa de lima. Heat to a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C and give it 5 minutes so the surface is actually hot. Weigh chicken thigh, lime juice, tomato, yellow onion, dried oregano, corn tortilla, kosher salt, low-sodium chicken broth. Sopa de lima is cooked in Mexico as its own dish. Simmer a light chicken broth, sharpen it with lime, and add crisp tortilla strips at the table. 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. Sopa de lima: ingredients prepped and the pan at heat. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Sopa de lima is cooked in mexico. Also called sopa de lima. Tomato sauce is ready when it looks darker and a spoon leaves a brief line.
On screen. Sopa de lima is cooked in mexico. Also called…
Scene 7 · step · 7s
Step 3
Shot. Sopa de lima: 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 Sopa de lima, 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. Sopa de lima: 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 Sopa de lima at a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C. Start checking at 49 minutes. Sopa de lima 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 · mexico
Scene 9 · step · 6s
Step 5
Shot. Sopa de lima: checking the center for doneness. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Check the center of Sopa de lima, 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 Sopa de lima, not the edge.…
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Step 6
step · mexico
Scene 10 · step · 7s
Step 6
Shot. Sopa de lima: 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 Sopa de lima for 5 minutes, then taste and adjust the salt. Serve it in the way it is eaten in mexico, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it. Film Sopa de lima in this shot order and no other: broth poured from a height into a bowl; scale and bowls in a flat lay; the slice or ladle hitting a warm plate; a grill grate just before the food lands. Slate words for the editor: bronzed, anchor, sheen, linen, dough, yeast, tender, patina, iris, apron.
On screen. Rest Sopa de lima for 5 minutes,… · 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. Sopa de lima 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. Sopa de lima 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. Sopa de lima 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 Sopa de lima, 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 313 calories, with 33.2 grams of protein. Pai marks it Moderate.
On screen. 313 kcal · 33.2 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. Sopa de lima
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 Sopa de lima 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.