WHAT'S A SERVING? (by weight or measurment)

[rollin smoke]

I'm making 20 pulled pork plates and 10 pulled chicken plates for Thursday. I'll be smoking the butts and chickens tomorrow night. (I'll have a q view) but I need to know what constitutes a serving size for the meat. That way I'll know how much meat to buy. As always...any help is appreciated!!!
Ricky

 

[chef jimmyj]

Pulled Pork on a Bun can be a 6 Oz serving. If served as a portion of meat on a plate with sides then 8-10 Oz is more common. To be safe I would base your purchase on a 50% yield after cooking...JJ

 

[jarjarchef]

Jimmy has you going in the correct direction. Other things to look at is meal period, the demographics of the group and what else is on the plate.

Generally we follow this for plated meals:
2 sides of 4oz portion each
Meat 4-6oz lunch and 6-8oz dinner

 

[rollin smoke]

It's only going to be $5 plates so I'm keeping it down to some baked beans and a dinner roll.
Thanks guys! This helps!