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Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili

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 Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili, 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. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili. Steam the eggplant until it slumps, then dress it with raw garlic and chili so the top stays bright. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.

    On screen. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili

  2. Scene 2 · title · 4s

    Open on the finished dish

    Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.

    Voiceover. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili. Steam the eggplant until it slumps, then dress it with raw garlic and chili so the top stays bright.

    On screen. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili

  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 firm tofu, eggplant, kale, thai chili, 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 Pot with a lid, Steamer basket, Scale, Timer.

    On screen. Pot with a lid · Steamer basket · Scale

  5. Scene 5 · step · 6s

    Step 1

    Shot. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili: protein seasoned beside cut vegetables. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Slice or portion the firm tofu. Toss it with half the soy sauce, the ginger or garlic, and a pinch of salt. Cut eggplant and kale while the pot heats.

    On screen. Slice or portion the firm tofu. Toss it with…

  6. Scene 6 · step · 6s

    Step 2

    Shot. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili: bamboo steamer over boiling water. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Bring 3 cm of water to a boil under a bamboo steamer. Line the basket so the food does not stick, then spread the firm tofu in one layer with the firmer pieces of eggplant and kale around it.

    On screen. Bring 3 cm of water to a boil under a bamboo…

  7. Scene 7 · step · 7s

    Step 3

    Shot. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili: lid-on steamer. 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 Steam 12 min in real time.

    Voiceover. Cover and steam until the tofu has taken on the seasoning and is hot through, about 12 minutes. Leave the lid on. Peeking drops the heat and the firm tofu weeps.

    On screen. Cover and steam until the tofu has… · Steam 12 min

  8. Scene 8 · step · 6s

    Step 4

    Shot. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili: greens just softened in the basket. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Add any leafy parts of eggplant and kale for the last 2 minutes if they were held back. Stop once they are tender, with some color left and not stewed to gray.

    On screen. Add any leafy parts of eggplant and kale for…

  9. Scene 9 · step · 6s

    Step 5

    Shot. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili: finished steamed plate. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Lift the basket off the steam. Finish with the scallion, a teaspoon of sesame oil, and a little rice vinegar. Steam the eggplant until it slumps, then dress it with raw garlic and chili so the top stays bright.

    On screen. Lift the basket off the steam. Finish with the…

  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. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili 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. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili 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. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili 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 Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili, 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 245 calories, with 19.7 grams of protein. Pai marks it Healthy.

    On screen. 245 kcal · 19.7 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. Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili

  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 Hunan Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chili 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.