I need to cook Red Bens and Rice for 50-75 folks....

Honest. There is a thread just on this a few weeks ago, but the guy was doing them as a side with other items. If your entree is just RBR, I'd say a pound of beans for 6 persons...if there are more menu items, a pound for 8-10 people.

Have done RB&R for 150 on a very tight budget---discovered it was cheaper to buy the huge cans of Blue Runner & "doctor" them than it was to buy dried beans & seasonings. End product was a hit and extremely easy to do. So unless you have someone donating the raw materials, don't be afraid to start w/Blue Runner.

To punch up the Blue Runner beans, we sauteed some chopped andouille and chopped onions in a little butter until the onions were nicely browned, then added chopped garlic. Once the garlic gets fragrant, deglaze the pot w/a small amount of water. Scrape up all the browned bits, bring to a boil...then add the canned Blue Runners and heat 'em up. The chopped andouille adds some meaty texture & smoky flavor, and the obvious bits of onion & garlic give the canned beans a homemade texture.

IIRC, it was about $25-50 cheaper to use Blue Runner than it was to do Camellia beans from scratch (even buying the 25-lb foodservice sack of beans at RestoDepot). RestoDepot carries the big cans of Blue Runner, too.

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it was about $25-50 cheaper to use Blue Runner than it was to do Camellia beans from scratch

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You only saved $25-50 by using canned beans as opposed to fresh beans when you had a responsibility to cook for 150 people? That seems like pennies for that amount of people

I am glad I am not you. Have fun.

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Id go with 8lbs dry beans, 8 small diced onions, 8 lbs smoked sausage, ham stock, 3 cups Crisco.

Soak your beans overnight in a solution of 3 TBS of salt to a gallon of water you going to need 2 gallons minimum.

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Cool, so you think 8 lbs of beans etc will feed 75 folks?

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6 pounds filled a 25 quart a little over halfway lets say 16 quarts. With 5 lbs less meat. I would say 8 pounds dry would give you about 21 quarts plus the additional meat.

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So what quantity of the trinity do I need?