diff --git a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeInstructionStepDto.ts b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeInstructionStepDto.ts
index b9b902e..a6f5b3b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeInstructionStepDto.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/dtos/RecipeInstructionStepDto.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { UUID } from "crypto";
 import { AbstractDto } from "./AbstractDto.ts";
 
 export class RecipeInstructionStepDto extends AbstractDto{
+    id?: string;
     text!: string;
     sortOrder!: number;
     recipeId?: UUID;
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/points/CompactRecipePoint.ts b/frontend/src/api/points/CompactRecipePoint.ts
index 7855594..45cf28b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/points/CompactRecipePoint.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api/points/CompactRecipePoint.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const RECIPE_URL = `${BASE_URL}/compact-recipe`
  * @returns Array of recipe
  */
 export async function fetchRecipeList(searchString : string): Promise<RecipeModel[]> {
-  let url : string = RECIPE_URL;
+  let url : string = RECIPE_URL; // add an s to the base URL as we want to load a list
   // if there's a search string add it as query parameter
   if(searchString && searchString !== ""){
     url +="?search=" + searchString;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientListEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientListEditor.tsx
index 19c3d65..9b029ae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientListEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/IngredientListEditor.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { IngredientModel } from "../../models/IngredientModel"
 import Button, { ButtonType } from "../basics/Button"
-import SvgIcon, { Icon } from "../basics/SvgIcon"
+import { Icon } from "../basics/SvgIcon"
 
 /** 
  * Editor for handling the ingredient list
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/InstructionStepListEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/InstructionStepListEditor.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1fb4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/InstructionStepListEditor.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import type { InstructionStepModel } from "../../models/InstructionStepModel"
+import Button, { ButtonType } from "../basics/Button"
+import { Icon } from "../basics/SvgIcon"
+
+/** 
+ * Editor for handling the instruction step list
+ * Ingredients can be edited, added and removed
+ */
+type InstructionStepListEditorProps = {
+  instructionStepList: InstructionStepModel[]
+  onChange: (ingredients: InstructionStepModel[]) => void
+}
+
+export function InstructionStepListEditor({ instructionStepList, onChange }: InstructionStepListEditorProps) {
+  const handleUpdate = (index: number, field: keyof InstructionStepModel, value: string) => {
+    const updated = instructionStepList.map((ing, i) =>
+      i === index ? { ...ing, [field]: value } : ing
+    )
+    onChange(updated)
+  }
+
+  const handleAdd = () => {
+    onChange([...instructionStepList, { text: "" }])
+  }
+
+  const handleRemove = (index: number) => {
+    onChange(instructionStepList.filter((_, i) => i !== index))
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h3 className="subsection-heading">Zubereitung</h3>
+      {instructionStepList.map((step, index) => (
+        <div key={index} className="horizontal-input-group">
+          <input
+            className="input-field"
+            placeholder="Description"
+            value={step.text}
+            onChange={e => handleUpdate(index, "text", e.target.value)}
+          />
+          <Button 
+            onClick={() => handleRemove(index)}
+            icon={Icon.X}
+            buttonType={ButtonType.DarkButton}
+          />
+        </div>
+      ))}
+      <Button 
+        onClick={handleAdd}
+        icon={Icon.Plus}
+        text={"Schritt hinzufügen"}
+        buttonType={ButtonType.PrimaryButton}
+      />
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
index aebbc66..7e8e863 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeDetailPage.tsx
@@ -122,9 +122,15 @@ export default function RecipeDetailPage() {
         ))}
       </ul>
 
-      {/* Instructions */}
+      {/* Instructions - @todo add reasonable list delegate component*/}
       <h2 className="section-heading">Zubereitung</h2>
-      <p className="mb-6">{recipe.instructions}</p>
+      <ol className="default-list mb-6">
+        {recipe.instructionStepList.map((step,j) =>(
+          <li key={j}>
+            {step.text}
+          </li>
+        ))}
+      </ol>
 
       {/* Action buttons */}
       <div className="button-group">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
index 3732056..2b9d8b2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditPage.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default function RecipeEditPage() {
           title: "",
           ingredientGroupList: [
           ],
-          instructions: "",
+          instructionStepList: [],
           servings: {
             amount: 1,
             unit: ""
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditor.tsx b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditor.tsx
index e4f1289..e5b7062 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/recipes/RecipeEditor.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import type { RecipeModel } from "../../models/RecipeModel"
 import type { IngredientGroupModel } from "../../models/IngredientGroupModel"
 import { IngredientGroupListEditor } from "./IngredientGroupListEditor"
 import Button, { ButtonType } from "../basics/Button"
+import { InstructionStepListEditor } from "./InstructionStepListEditor"
+import type { InstructionStepModel } from "../../models/InstructionStepModel"
 
 type RecipeEditorProps = {
   recipe: RecipeModel
@@ -23,11 +25,20 @@ export default function RecipeEditor({ recipe, onSave, onCancel }: RecipeEditorP
 
   /**
    * Update ingredients
-   * @param ingredients new ingredients
+   * @param ingredientGroupList updated ingredient groups and ingredients
    */
   const updateIngredientGroupList = (ingredientGroupList: IngredientGroupModel[]) => {
     setDraft({ ...draft, ingredientGroupList })
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Update instruction steps
+   * @param instructionStepList updated instructions
+   */
+  const updateInstructionList = (instructionStepList: InstructionStepModel[]) => {
+    setDraft({ ...draft, instructionStepList })
+  }
+
   /**
    * Validate recipe
    * @returns Information on the errors the validation encountered
@@ -119,14 +130,12 @@ export default function RecipeEditor({ recipe, onSave, onCancel }: RecipeEditorP
       />
       </div>
 
-      <h3 className="subsection-heading">Instructions</h3>
-      {/* Instructions */}
-      <textarea
-        className="input-field"
-        placeholder="Instructions"
-        value={draft.instructions}
-        onChange={e => setDraft({ ...draft, instructions: e.target.value })}
+      {/* Instruction List*/ }
+      <InstructionStepListEditor 
+        instructionStepList={draft.instructionStepList} 
+        onChange={updateInstructionList}        
       />
+      
 
       <div className="button-group">
         {/* Save Button */}
diff --git a/frontend/src/mappers/recipeMapper.ts b/frontend/src/mappers/recipeMapper.ts
index 80945d4..d398687 100644
--- a/frontend/src/mappers/recipeMapper.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/mappers/recipeMapper.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { RecipeModel } from "../models/RecipeModel"
 import type { RecipeDto } from "../api/dtos/RecipeDto"
 import type { RecipeIngredientGroupDto } from "../api/dtos/RecipeIngredientGroupDto"
+import type { RecipeInstructionStepDto } from "../api/dtos/RecipeInstructionStepDto"
 
 /**
  * Maps a RecipeDto (as returned by the backend) to the Recipe model
@@ -17,10 +18,13 @@ export function mapRecipeDtoToModel(dto: RecipeDto): RecipeModel {
     },
     // @todo implement steps in frontend
     // join all instruction step texts into a single string for display
-    instructions: dto.instructions
+    instructionStepList: dto.instructions
       .sort((a, b) => a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder) // ensure correct order
-      .map(step => step.text)
-      .join("\n"),
+      .map(step => ({
+          text: step.text,
+          id: step.id
+        })
+      ),
 
     ingredientGroupList: dto.ingredientGroups
       .sort((a, b) => a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder) // ensure groups are ordered
@@ -46,25 +50,16 @@ export function mapRecipeDtoToModel(dto: RecipeDto): RecipeModel {
  * for sending updates or creations to the backend.
  */
 export function mapRecipeModelToDto(model: RecipeModel): RecipeDto {
-  // Split instructions string back into steps
-  // @todo implement instructions properly...
-  /* const instructionLines = model.instructions
-    .split("\n")
-    .map(line => line.trim())
-    .filter(line => line.length > 0)
-
-  const instructionDtos: RecipeInstructionStepDto[] = instructionLines.map(
-    (text, index) => ({
-      id: crypto.randomUUID(), // or keep existing IDs if you track them in model
-      text,
+  // Map instructions
+  const instructionDtos: RecipeInstructionStepDto[] = model.instructionStepList.map(
+    (step, index) => ({
+      id: step.id,
+      text: step.text,
       sortOrder: index + 1,
     })
-  ) */
-  const instructionDtos = [{
-    text: model.instructions,
-    sortOrder: 1
-  }]
+  ) 
 
+  // Map ingredients
   const ingredientGroupDtos: RecipeIngredientGroupDto[] =
     model.ingredientGroupList.map((group, groupIndex) => ({
       id: group.id,
diff --git a/frontend/src/models/InstructionStepModel.ts b/frontend/src/models/InstructionStepModel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdcfdf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/models/InstructionStepModel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * Defines the instruction step of a recipe
+ */
+export interface InstructionStepModel{
+    id?: string;
+    text: string;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/models/RecipeModel.ts b/frontend/src/models/RecipeModel.ts
index 9098321..d212a64 100644
--- a/frontend/src/models/RecipeModel.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/models/RecipeModel.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { IngredientGroupModel } from "./IngredientGroupModel"
+import type { InstructionStepModel } from "./InstructionStepModel"
 import type { ServingsModel } from "./ServingsModel"
 
 /**
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export interface RecipeModel {
   ingredientGroupList: IngredientGroupModel[]
 
   /** Preparation instructions */
-  instructions: string
+  instructionStepList: InstructionStepModel[]
 
   /** Number of servings, e.g., for 4 person, 12 cupcakes, 2 glasses */
   servings: ServingsModel