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Hue Beef and Watercress 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 Hue Beef and Watercress 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. Hue Beef and Watercress Salad. Hue Beef and Watercress Salad. Grill the beef rare-to-medium and slice it against the grain. Lime and mint are the dressing, not a sweet sauce. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.

    On screen. Hue Beef and Watercress Salad

  2. Scene 2 · title · 4s

    Open on the finished dish

    Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Hue Beef and Watercress Salad, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.

    Voiceover. Hue Beef and Watercress Salad. Hue Beef and Watercress Salad. Grill the beef rare-to-medium and slice it against the grain. Lime and mint are the dressing, not a sweet sauce.

    On screen. Hue Beef and Watercress 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 beef sirloin, watercress, mint, lime, garlic. 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. Hue Beef and Watercress Salad: protein and vegetables tossed with a teaspoon of oil. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Pat the beef sirloin dry and toss it with half the fish sauce, the aromatics, and a teaspoon of neutral oil. Cut watercress and lime to a similar thickness so they finish together.

    On screen. Pat the beef sirloin dry and toss it with half…

  6. Scene 6 · step · 6s

    Step 2

    Shot. Hue Beef and Watercress Salad: 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. Hue Beef and Watercress Salad: 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 thickest piece is opaque and the juices run clear, turning once, about 8 minutes. Do not crowd the pan or the beef sirloin will steam.

    On screen. Cook until the thickest piece is… · Grill 8 min

  8. Scene 8 · step · 6s

    Step 4

    Shot. Hue Beef and Watercress Salad: vegetables with color still in them. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. The watercress and lime 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 watercress and lime are done once they are…

  9. Scene 9 · step · 6s

    Step 5

    Shot. Hue Beef and Watercress Salad: rested grilled plate with herbs. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Rest the beef sirloin 2 minutes. Toss with mint and cilantro and lime. Grill the beef rare-to-medium and slice it against the grain. Lime and mint are the dressing, not a sweet sauce.

    On screen. Rest the beef sirloin 2 minutes. Toss with mint…

  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. Hue Beef and Watercress Salad 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. Hue Beef and Watercress 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. Hue Beef and Watercress 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 Hue Beef and Watercress 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 239 calories, with 29.1 grams of protein. Pai marks it Healthy.

    On screen. 239 kcal · 29.1 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. Hue Beef and Watercress 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 Hue Beef and Watercress 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.