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Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad

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 Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad, 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. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad. Pecel is blanched vegetables with a peanut dressing. A spoon of peanut butter, loosened with lime, is the sauce, not a cup of it. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.

    On screen. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad

  2. Scene 2 · title · 4s

    Open on the finished dish

    Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.

    Voiceover. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad. Pecel is blanched vegetables with a peanut dressing. A spoon of peanut butter, loosened with lime, is the sauce, not a cup of it.

    On screen. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad

  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 spinach, green beans, firm tofu, unsweetened peanut butter, lime. 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 Large pot, Scale, Colander, Timer.

    On screen. Large pot · Scale · Colander

  5. Scene 5 · step · 6s

    Step 1

    Shot. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad: mise en place in small cups. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Cut the firm tofu and spinach, green beans and lime into even pieces. Measure the soy sauce, lime, and aromatics into cups so you are not hunting once the pot is hot.

    On screen. Cut the firm tofu and spinach, green beans and…

  6. Scene 6 · step · 6s

    Step 2

    Shot. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad: aromatics softening in a small slick of oil. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Warm the neutral oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the garlic, ginger or galangal, and any chili paste until they smell sweet, about 1 minute. This is a short bloom, not a fry. Add ground turmeric with the aromatics.

    On screen. Warm the neutral oil in a large pot over medium…

  7. Scene 7 · step · 7s

    Step 3

    Shot. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad: pot at a steady simmer. 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 9 min in real time.

    Voiceover. Add the firm tofu and the broth. Bring it up, then drop to a steady simmer until the tofu has taken on the seasoning and is hot through, about 9 minutes.

    On screen. Add the firm tofu and the broth.… · Simmer 9 min

  8. Scene 8 · step · 6s

    Step 4

    Shot. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad: vegetables simmering in the pot. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Stir in spinach, green beans and lime. Simmer only until they are tender, with some color left and not stewed to gray. If you are using noodles or rice, add them now so they drink a little of the broth.

    On screen. Stir in spinach, green beans and lime. Simmer…

  9. Scene 9 · step · 6s

    Step 5

    Shot. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad: herbs scattered over the finished pot. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Turn off the heat. Add the vegetables and lime. The neutral oil stays at the teaspoon you started with. Pecel is blanched vegetables with a peanut dressing. A spoon of peanut butter, loosened with lime, is the sauce, not a cup of it.

    On screen. Turn off the heat. Add the vegetables and lime.…

  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. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad is done when it looks like the finished plate in the last step, with the seasoning tasted and adjusted.

    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. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad 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. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad 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 Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad, 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 277 calories, with 23 grams of protein. Pai marks it Healthy.

    On screen. 277 kcal · 23 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. Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad

  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 Surabaya Peanut Vegetable Salad 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.