{"id":13898,"date":"2023-05-18T16:02:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T20:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/?page_id=13898"},"modified":"2023-05-18T16:02:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T20:02:16","slug":"seafood-how-much-to-buy-and-serve","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/mariners-menu\/seafood-how-much-to-buy-and-serve\/","title":{"rendered":"Seafood: How Much to Buy and Serve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our fish recipes generally call for a number of fillets or steaks rather than weight. The reason for this is simple. I’ve watched countless people in the seafood market look at fish and ask for a certain number of pieces. They are deciding the size that will be served to each person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I’m going to cook fish for six people, I might buy six small fillets, three medium fillets or two large ones that can be cut into six serving-size pieces. In the 20-plus years that our newsletter reached several thousand people, we found that consumers preferred this. Most people can look at fillets and visualize how many will be needed to feed a certain number of people, but they can’t visualize the size of one-fourth or one-third of a pound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recipes usually state the number of servings. One hundred grams (about 3.5 ounces) is considered a serving. But in reality, we know that people usually eat more than this. In these recipes we have allowed one-fourth to one-third pound per person. Make them smaller or larger so that they meet your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following suggestions are based on approximately 3.5 ounces per serving:<\/p>\n\n\n\n