tā / xiān / zuò / le / jǐ / dào / jiǎn dān / de / cài / lái / liàn shǒu / rán hòu / zài / tiǎo zhàn / dà cài

他先做了几道简单的菜来练手，然后再挑战大菜。

He first cooked a few simple dishes to practice, then took on a more complicated dish.