Thread: Amount of fish per person

about 10# or 1/2 lb. per person.

Originally Posted by randallewis

How many pounds of filets per person needed for a fish fry? Plan to feed 20 people.

Never weigh my bags when I put them in the freezer. For me it depends on the size of the fillet's your cooking. Better to have a few fillets left over than not enough for everybody. If I were cooking for 20 people who like to eat fish. I would cook around 85 to 100 fillets. It helps if you know the people that will be eating it. By this I mean. Some of my friends can eat up to 10 pieces of fish. Others may only eat 1 or 2 pieces.Woman may not eat as much as the men but, not always..lol

On average with all the other fixins, cole slaw, hush puppies, fries etc 4 fillets per person.

Originally Posted by Herewego

On average with all the other fixins, cole slaw, hush puppies, fries etc 4 fillets per person.

5 to 6 in my family

I normally cook 3 to 4 averaged sized fillets per person and that is almost always more than enough when combined with all the other fixens at a fish fry but since you asked how many pounds I would have to say around a half a pound per person.
When I smoke food for people I always allow a half a pound of meat per person and I almost always have some left over. It all depends on the gender and ages of the people you are serving. As a rule women and children will eat less but the men in the group will even it all out. If you have a majority of women and fewer men you can reduce the amount per person but if the opposite is true then you will need to increase the amount per person.