How many lbs of shrimp to boil for 100 people?

50-60
Throw in some produce to fill 'em up.

Might want to read this thread and consider how many men, women, children you're feeding and have more sides than just corn and potatoes.

I'd boil 200 if my shrimp boiling rep was on it.

I'd say 50-100 lbs at a minimum, but 200 lbs sounds more like it. Shrimp is one of those things that I've never gotten to work right for large groups, mainly because it's just too expensive and people can scarf down some shrimp, so it can be hard to gauge. Even at a half pound a person (which I don't think would be enough) you're looking at 50 pounds of shrimp.

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I will be cooking corn/potatoes also

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Still 50-100, but 200 would be better. People aren't going to load up with three potatoes and five shrimp. They're gonna hit the shrimp fast and they're gonna hit the shrimp hard.

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also..shrimp will be headless..

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Don't do this. Boiled shrimp need their heads. They get lonely without them.

EDIT: Wait, where is this shrimp being boiled? I'd expect the shrimp to go way farther in North Dakota than in South Louisiana.

Nothing wrong with boiling headless. Shrimp are going to taste the same.

I would recommend about 50-70lbs. Headless are mostly meat so whatever you buy will be 90+% meat. If you go with 8oz's a person that would be about 55lbs of headless. So adjust from there if you want more or less.

Holy frick dude you're gonna need to take out a loan

I forgot to put in the link to the thread I was referencing above.

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No way in hell they taste the same. Don't y'all suck the heads? It's the best part.

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I usually at least get a free meal before someone asks me if I suck the head.

If you're pulling the heads off yourself, maybe you could help fill people up by frying up some shrimp spiders, too.



John Besh Shrimp Spiders Recipe