Rule of thumb

[Spurhunter]

If you are having a fish fry with hushpuppies, fries and cole slaw, how many pounds of fish fillets do you plan to cook per person? I think I usually thaw out 1/2 a pound per person but I can't remember for sure.

 

[WTM]

i usually go by filets, 4-6 per person, but we can eat a lot of fish(minus my wife).

 

[blueball]

I go by fillets as wtm said and iusually put 10 fillets to a bag when i freeze them.

 

[RobbyW]

I always do 3/4 pound per person

 

[Safari Hunt]

What RobbyW said. Fresh fish triggers an appetite. I get hungry just catching them.

 

[TN Larry]

We say around 6 to 7 people per quart bag. We do 5 people if all adults that eat a bunch of fish each.

 

[Spurhunter]

The "fillets per person" doesn't work for me, because I keep 10 inchers at some places I fish and other places 14 and 15 inchers are pretty common. So, there's a huge difference in fillet size. I weigh all my fillets before I freeze them, and put 1 pound of meat per bag. That makes it pretty easy to know what you are thawing out, but I couldn't remember if it was 1 pound per person or 1/2 pound. I cooked 1/2 pound of fillets per person, and it was perfect. I'll remember that going forward. Thanks for the replies.

 

[WTM]

cool ill try weighing them at halfnpund and see how it comes out next time. the big crappie filets i cut in half because i can never cook them to where they dont fall apart for some reason. im thinking i may start cutting them in 2" strips.

 

[Spurhunter]

cool ill try weighing them at halfnpund and see how it comes out next time. the big crappie filets i cut in half because i can never cook them to where they dont fall apart for some reason. im thinking i may start cutting them in 2" strips.

I cut mine in half as well. I prefer smaller pieces with plenty breading anyway.

 

[blueball]

The "fillets per person" doesn't work for me, because I keep 10 inchers at some places I fish and other places 14 and 15 inchers are pretty common. So, there's a huge difference in fillet size. I weigh all my fillets before I freeze them, and put 1 pound of meat per bag. That makes it pretty easy to know what you are thawing out, but I couldn't remember if it was 1 pound per person or 1/2 pound. I cooked 1/2 pound of fillets per person, and it was perfect. I'll remember that going forward. Thanks for the replies.

It will work,on bigger fish 7-9,kinda look at the bag size when putting them in.Thats what i do anyways,im to lazy to weigh them,lol

 

[hgcox]

one qt. freezer bag full equals 2lbs of fillets and if your feeding all the trimmings youll have fish left over after feeding 4 adults. so 1/4lb each person

 

[WTM]

lol, my son can eat a quart bag full by himself so i do mine up in gallon bags.

 

[Crappieaddict]

Always make extra. Fish tacos the next day!!

 

[Spurhunter]

one qt. freezer bag full equals 2lbs of fillets and if your feeding all the trimmings youll have fish left over after feeding 4 adults. so 1/4lb each person

I guess it depends on the adult, but if I had taken 1/4 pound per adult to this fish fry I might've left with a tail whooping!