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red beans and rice for 100
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:48 pm
quick question. how many pounds of beans do you think it would take?
cooking a gumbo for approx. 100 then doing red beans for same number later on for a fundraiser.
cooking a gumbo for approx. 100 then doing red beans for same number later on for a fundraiser.
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Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:49 pm to MsandLa
good luck with thatPosted on 8/30/10 at 4:49 pm to MsandLa
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red beans and rice for 100
What is 17 lbs of beans Alex?
Sorry... Thought this might be a Jeapordy question.
This post was edited on 8/30/10 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:50 pm to MsandLa
50 cans of New Orleans Creole style
75 cans of regular kidneys
Acres of Short Grain Rice
75 cans of regular kidneys
Acres of Short Grain Rice
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:51 pm to MsandLa
I would think about 40 pounds.
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:51 pm to MsandLa
about 20, shite load of chopped veggies too.
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:52 pm to Count Chocula
25 lb sack from sams for 18 bucks will be PLENTY. get the block of rice while you're there, and you just fed the group for .35 each, not including your sausage of course.
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:53 pm to Mike da Tigah
quote:
Sorry... Thought this might be a Jeapordy question.
i read your response and thought wtf. then i reread how i worded question and laughed
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:54 pm to Mike da Tigah
quote:
Sorry... Thought this might be a Jeapordy question.
Nicely played 
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:55 pm to nrtiger
Just looked on a bag of dried beans in my pantry, and it says it does 6 servings per lb.
Depending on how much rice everyone wants, I'd say probably what? 35-40 lbs of dry rice?
Depends on what else is going in there protein wise I guess.
Depending on how much rice everyone wants, I'd say probably what? 35-40 lbs of dry rice?
Depends on what else is going in there protein wise I guess.
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:55 pm to Jambo
we are making "suppers" for our football teams. problem is one week they may sale 100 then the next they will sale 50 or so. not a real sure number.
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:57 pm to Mike da Tigah
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35-40 lbs of dry rice?
i think that is way to much for dry rice
could be wrong though
This post was edited on 8/30/10 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:57 pm to MsandLa
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i think that is way to much for dry rice
could be wrong though
I was a bit high.
Checked with a chef buddy of mine and he said 1/2 lb of cooked rice per person, or roughly 1/4 lb of dry rice per person, so that would be right at 25 lbs of dry rice.
This post was edited on 8/30/10 at 5:03 pm
Posted on 8/30/10 at 4:57 pm to MsandLa
1 lb beans feeds 4-6 generously, so 20 lbs should do it.
I use 1 lb. sausage per lb of beans, 1 onion and 2 stalks of celery.
For rice, 1 cup dry makes 3 one-cup servings prepared, so 35 cups of rice, not pounds of rice, should be the right amount.
I use 1 lb. sausage per lb of beans, 1 onion and 2 stalks of celery.
For rice, 1 cup dry makes 3 one-cup servings prepared, so 35 cups of rice, not pounds of rice, should be the right amount.
This post was edited on 8/30/10 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 8/30/10 at 5:03 pm to GRITSBabe
thanks for the tips.
heading out in a few to practice and let them know when i am cooking.
thanks again
heading out in a few to practice and let them know when i am cooking.
thanks again
Posted on 8/30/10 at 5:14 pm to MsandLa
With my recipe, I used to be able to make about 40-45 plate lunches I think.
I used 6lbs of beans, 12 ham hocks, and 4-5# of andouille sausage. I would shoot for about 15lbs of beans and about 10#'s of sausage. I would assume that if you use less sausage you are going to need more beans. Not sure about the rice though.
Onions- 25-30 each
Green Bell Peppers- 12-15 each
Celery Stalks- 12-15 each
Bay Leaves- a bunch
I used 6lbs of beans, 12 ham hocks, and 4-5# of andouille sausage. I would shoot for about 15lbs of beans and about 10#'s of sausage. I would assume that if you use less sausage you are going to need more beans. Not sure about the rice though.
Onions- 25-30 each
Green Bell Peppers- 12-15 each
Celery Stalks- 12-15 each
Bay Leaves- a bunch
This post was edited on 8/30/10 at 5:24 pm
Posted on 8/30/10 at 5:23 pm to MsandLa
1 cup = 3 cups cooked
There are about 2.5 cups in a pound and you want .5 cup per person.
So you need 50 cups cooked so you need about 17 cups not cooked.
If you dont use long grain its 2 and 2/3 cups for every cup served and parboiled is 3-3.5 cups per cup.
There are about 2.5 cups in a pound and you want .5 cup per person.
So you need 50 cups cooked so you need about 17 cups not cooked.
If you dont use long grain its 2 and 2/3 cups for every cup served and parboiled is 3-3.5 cups per cup.
This post was edited on 8/30/10 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 8/30/10 at 6:03 pm to MsandLa
50 cans of bluerunner 
Posted on 8/30/10 at 7:25 pm to WhiteWhale
popeyes 
Posted on 8/30/10 at 8:29 pm to Jambo
quote:
red beans and rice for 100
25 lb sack from sams for 18 bucks will be PLENTY. get the block of rice while you're there, and you just fed the group for .35 each, not including your sausage of course.
This is exactly what I would do. And I would soak the beans the night before in a couple five gallon buckets filled full with water because they will soak up a lot. You would really want to soak them when cooking this amount of beans.
Good suggestion. I might try this for a game myself. Never made that big a batch.
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