Thread: Fish fry question

Wow! 75 for the rehearsal dinner eh!?! BIG wedding.

I've never weighed fish rather I count fillets. I've always figured women and children eat 2 fillets each whereas a man will eat 4 fillets. I aint talking little fillets either. With a crowd of mixed people this has always worked for me. If 75 were coming then I'd probably prepare for 80 folks and if there's fish left over then I know I did good.

Congrats to you and the Mrs on gaining a daughter and to your son on his most memorable day!

I've used that formula for fish fries for over 30 years (1/2 lb. per person) and have never came up short. Some will eat less, some will eat more. It always balances out when you have a mixed crowd of people. If the gathering was all men, I would probably up the weight to 10 ounces per person.

Originally Posted by Inkdabber

I've used that formula for fish fries for over 30 years (1/2 lb. per person) ... If the gathering was all men, I would probably up the weight to 10 ounces per person.

Now.....if it was a drinking criowd....

They might be a few drinking but not out of my pocket, My son wanted to invite a FEW extra people ,You know how that goes, plus the brides Cajun kinfolk from Louisiana. It should be a interesting event, Btw the La crowd are bringing fresh crawfish and boudin sausage so im not complaining

I generally figure 6 fillets per person, some will eat a couple more, some will eat less and I'll include a few extra fillets just in case. If the Louisiana crowd are bringing goodies, you may not want to have as many fillets unless you like leftovers!

I am thinkin..... Where is my invite ? But for real a half pound should be o.k. Congratulations to the couple. Crawfish and boudin sausage..... Man what a throwdown !

Update. The fish fry went very well, my dad and best buddy cooked about 40 lbs of catfish fillets. WE actually had people come up to the cook tent and tell how good the fish were. One lady wanted to know what kind of fish we were cooking ,I told her the fish were organic free range catfish. She said she was going to try and find them in the grocery store. I told her good luck finding them LOL