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.
One example is below.
Q: 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour, 1/4 cup finely ground blanched almonds, 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest, 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, 2 sticks unsalted butter, almost melted, 4 eggs, lightly beaten, 2 cups granulated sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest, 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice, Candied violets for garnish, optional
A: flour, ground blanched almonds, lemon zest, confectioners sugar, butter, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, lemon zest, lemon juice, Candied violets
Rationale: Given the required ingredients, the ner of the recipe is generated. As the ingredients contain the quantities, if we just remove quantities from ingredients, we get the ner.
Q: 2 cups fresh spinach, packed or 12 ounces frozen chopped spinach, 1 cup celery, chopped, 12 cup red peppers or 12 cup yellow pepper, chopped, 1 lb cube steaks or 1 lb chuck steak, 4 skinless chicken breasts, flattened, 16 ounces cooked shrimp, shelled with tails on, 1 cup Catalina dressing, 1 cup apricot preserves or 1 cup jam, 3 ounces Lipton Beef and Onion Soup mix, 1 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 teaspoon chopped jalapeno pepper (optional), 12 cup chopped cooked bacon, pieces (optional), Pam cooking spray
A:
fresh spinach, celery, red peppers, chuck steak, chicken breasts, shrimp, dressing, apricot preserves, Onion Soup mix, garlic, jalapeno pepper, bacon, spray