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Herring sauce
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 Herring sauce, 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. Herring sauce. Herring sauce (silgusoust), a Coast dish from Estonia. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Herring sauce
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Herring sauce, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Herring sauce. Herring sauce (silgusoust), a Coast dish from Estonia.
On screen. Herring sauce
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 sardine, canned, all-purpose flour, whole milk, unsalted butter, dill. 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. Herring sauce: 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 Herring sauce. Heat to a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C and give it 5 minutes so the surface is actually hot. Weigh sardine, canned, all-purpose flour, whole milk, unsalted butter, dill, potato, egg, kosher salt. Herring sauce is cooked in Coast as its own plate, not as a copy of a restaurant menu. Warm sardines in a dill milk sauce and serve over potato with egg. Sardines stand in for Baltic herring. Amounts are for 4 from foods this library can count.
On screen. Set out a scale and the equipment… · Heat 5 min
Scene 6 · step · 6s
Step 2
Shot. Herring sauce: ingredients prepped and the pan at heat. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Herring sauce is cooked in estonia. Also called silgusoust. Tomato sauce is ready when it looks darker and a spoon leaves a brief line.
On screen. Herring sauce is cooked in estonia. Also called…
Scene 7 · step · 7s
Step 3
Shot. Herring sauce: 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 Herring sauce, 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. Herring sauce: 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 54 min in real time.
Voiceover. Add the remaining weighed foods and cook Herring sauce at a quiet simmer, about 195°F / 90°C. Start checking at 54 minutes. Herring sauce 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 54 min
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Step 5
step · estonia
Scene 9 · step · 6s
Step 5
Shot. Herring sauce: checking the center for doneness. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.
Voiceover. Check the center of Herring sauce, 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 Herring sauce, not the…
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Step 6
step · estonia
Scene 10 · step · 7s
Step 6
Shot. Herring sauce: 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 Herring sauce for 5 minutes, then taste and adjust the salt. Serve it in the way it is eaten in estonia, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it. Film Herring sauce in this shot order and no other: the slice or ladle hitting a warm plate; a grill grate just before the food lands; fish just turning opaque and flaking; a knife sliding into the potato or vegetable. Slate words for the editor: honeyed, anchor, mist, birch, nectar, apron, nutmeg, caramel, simmer, ivory.
On screen. Rest Herring sauce 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. Herring sauce 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. Herring sauce 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. Herring sauce 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 Herring sauce, 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 204 calories, with 13.3 grams of protein. Pai marks it Moderate.
On screen. 204 kcal · 13.3 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. Herring sauce
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 Herring sauce 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.