re: Lunch for 45 people--what goes with jambalaya?

green beans or white beans

Nope. Quarters and other cuts, yep. Fingers, nope...but they would cook quickly...3 rounds on her grill, I'd bet. And, they'd transport well. See,Lester, I thought about this a minute before I typed...try it.

i bet she is using chicken in her jambalaya

Thanks everyone for the great suggestions! I appreciate your advice!

I think I am going to go with a strawberry spinach salad with feta cheese and sliced almonds, chicken and sausage jambalaya, French bread, chocolate cake, and iced tea.

Thank you!

fried fish holds up nicely, you just cant put it in an enclosed box while it is hot. It's not that difficult. A salad is more likely to wilt in transport than fish is to go bad.

Fish gets cold in my experience and while I enjoy cold leftover fish, I would want to serve it hot. How would you cook all of that fish in your home kitchen? Multiple fryers at once?

I've made salad for much larger than 45 people and transported it on numerous occasions and not once has it wilted. It's cold until it arrives and tossed right before serving.

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how do you cook jambalaya for 45 people in a home kitchen?

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I do it often with No 12 pots started on the stove top and finished in the oven per the Prudhomme method.

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how do you cook jambalaya for 45 people in a home kitchen?

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Two large pots. Not the same as trying to fry fish for 45 people to me. Can't crowd fish in a fryer in the kitchen, so to be efficient, I'd need about 4 large fryers going. That's a lot of oil, too, to consider in the price of the food. I drain mine on racks, so I'd have to have enough space to set up the racks. I don't like piling fried fish atop each other while it's very hot because the fish underneath can steam.

You never said how you would fry all that fish in your home kitchen. I'm curious about how you would do it. Maybe it's different from what I'm thinking.

You wait until it cools to cover it therefore it stays crispy. Still more appealing than a lukewarm pre mixed salad

Umm, salad is supposed to be room temp or slightly cooler not chilled. No one wants icy greens. Ppl are so used to badly prepared, pre made salads out of a fridge case they've forgotten what a treat a non cold salad can be. I esp dislike the trend of cold dressing.....