Of course, this gets harder as the recipes get more complicated - at the higher levels some dishes require three different ingredients per pan, with three pans per dish, meaning you have to keep a level head and a steady hand to progress.
Each pan has a number below, indicating how long it will take to cook, so all you have to do is start each dish in the right order and at the right time to get the maximum four stars. The real skill of playing Hell's Kitchen VS, such as it is, lies in being able to multitask and keep an eye on all your dishes to ensure they finish cooking at the same time.