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Xinjiang Pepper Chicken 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 Xinjiang Pepper Chicken 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. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken Salad. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken Salad. Cool the grilled chicken before it meets the cucumber. The contrast is the dish. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.

    On screen. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken Salad

  2. Scene 2 · title · 4s

    Open on the finished dish

    Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Xinjiang Pepper Chicken Salad, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.

    Voiceover. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken Salad. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken Salad. Cool the grilled chicken before it meets the cucumber. The contrast is the dish.

    On screen. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken 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 chicken breast, red bell pepper, cucumber, spinach, ground cumin. 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. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken Salad: protein and vegetables tossed with a teaspoon of oil. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Pat the chicken breast dry and toss it with half the soy sauce, the aromatics, and a teaspoon of sesame oil. Cut red bell pepper, cucumber and spinach to a similar thickness so they finish together.

    On screen. Pat the chicken breast dry and toss it with…

  6. Scene 6 · step · 6s

    Step 2

    Shot. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken 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 sesame oil. Add ground cumin, cinnamon stick and chili flakes with the aromatics.

    On screen. Heat a grill pan until a drop of water…

  7. Scene 7 · step · 7s

    Step 3

    Shot. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken 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 chicken breast will steam.

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

  8. Scene 8 · step · 6s

    Step 4

    Shot. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken Salad: vegetables with color still in them. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. The red bell pepper, cucumber 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 red bell pepper, cucumber and spinach are…

  9. Scene 9 · step · 6s

    Step 5

    Shot. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken Salad: rested grilled plate with herbs. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Rest the chicken breast 2 minutes. Toss with scallion and rice vinegar. Cool the grilled chicken before it meets the cucumber. The contrast is the dish.

    On screen. Rest the chicken breast 2 minutes. Toss with…

  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. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken 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. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken 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. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken 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 Xinjiang Pepper Chicken 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 247 calories, with 31.1 grams of protein. Pai marks it Healthy.

    On screen. 247 kcal · 31.1 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. Xinjiang Pepper Chicken 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 Xinjiang Pepper Chicken 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.