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Southern Eggplant Chili Plate

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 Southern Eggplant Chili Plate, 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. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate. Grill the eggplant, mash it with chili and lime, and serve it with blanched beans and warm tofu. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.

    On screen. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate

  2. Scene 2 · title · 4s

    Open on the finished dish

    Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Southern Eggplant Chili Plate, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.

    Voiceover. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate. Grill the eggplant, mash it with chili and lime, and serve it with blanched beans and warm tofu.

    On screen. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate

  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, green beans, spinach, thai chili. 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. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate: 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, green beans 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. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate: 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. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate: 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. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate: vegetables with color still in them. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. The eggplant, green beans 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, green beans and spinach are done…

  9. Scene 9 · step · 6s

    Step 5

    Shot. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate: 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 thai basil and lime. Grill the eggplant, mash it with chili and lime, and serve it with blanched beans and warm tofu.

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

  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. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate 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. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate 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. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate 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 Southern Eggplant Chili Plate, 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 267 calories, with 21.5 grams of protein. Pai marks it Healthy.

    On screen. 267 kcal · 21.5 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. Southern Eggplant Chili Plate

  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 Southern Eggplant Chili Plate 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.