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: 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 medium onion, peeled and cut into small dice (about 1 cup), 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, 4 cups Basic Chicken Stock (page 41), 1 head broccoli (1 3/4 pounds), trimmed and cut into florets, stems peeled and cut into 1/2-inch-thick coins, Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, 1/2 cup heavy cream (optional)
A:
unsalted butter, onion, flour, Chicken, broccoli, salt, heavy cream