In this task, you have to identify the named entities (NER) which are the ingredients required given its directions. Named entities are the names of the items without their quantity.
One example is below.
Q: Preheat oven to 375 degrees., Boil syrup, sugar and shortening over medium heat, stirring constantly., Remove from heat., Gradually stir in flour and nuts., Drop by teaspoonfuls about 3 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheet., Bake 5 to 6 min., Remove from oven and let stand 5 min, before removing from sheet., May be rolled into cylindrical shape while still hot., If cooled too much, return to oven for a minute., Yield: 4 dozen cookies.
A: flour, nuts, corn syrup, shortening, brown sugar
Rationale: This is a good example, as we see the NER is generated correctly from the directions.
Q: Preparation: Partially defrost the frozen puff pastry., Pre-heat the oven to 210C., Peel the Jonathan apple., Cut the apple in half and divide one half into 8 vertical sections., Then cut each section into 2 - 3 mm thick wedges., Take the other half of the apple and cut vertically into 2 - 3 mm thick wedges., Add the ingredients marked with into a frying pan and apply heat until they turn a caramel colour., When the mixture is a caramel colour, add the apple slices from step 2., Brown the apples until they become soft and also a caramel colour., Brown until the water has evaporated from the apples and they are the same color as in the photo., Then leave to cool., Take 1 frozen puff pastry sheet and lay the caramelized apples on top., Remember not to spread them over the entire width of the pastry sheet, there should be a gap at the edges as in the photo., Lay the raw apple slices from step 3, over the top of the caramelised apple and sprinkle with a layer of sugar., If you have one, roll a lattice roller over the other pastry sheet, if not, make a cut along the pastry evenly spaced every 5 mm to create a lattice pattern., Scatter a little water over the pie underneath., Press the sides together gently to seal and after brushing over your glaze, pop in the pre-heated oven for roughly 30 minutes at 200C., The combination of caramelized and fresh apples gives the pie a beautiful syrupy yet crispy texture.
A:
apples, sugar, Water, pastry, sugar, Egg yolk