TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you have to generate the named entities (NER) given its ingredients of the recipe. Named entities are the names of the items without their quantity.
PROBLEM: 4 large sweet potatoes, 14 cup grade b maple syrup, plus 2 tablespoons, 14 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided in 1/2, 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more for seasoning, 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning, 2 tablespoons butter, 1 large vidalia onions or 1 large other sweet onion, thinly sliced, hot water

SOLUTION: sweet potatoes, maple syrup, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, butter, vidalia onions, water

PROBLEM: 1 c. sugar, 1/2 c. water, 3/4 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1 lb. whole pecans

SOLUTION: sugar, water, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, pecans

PROBLEM: 5 c. uncooked rolled oats, 2 c. wheat germ, 1 c. flaked coconut, 3/4 c. honey, 1 c. chopped walnuts, 3/4 c. cooking oil, 2 tsp. vanilla

SOLUTION:
rolled oats, germ, flaked coconut, honey, walnuts, cooking oil, vanilla