How many people can you feed with a 9 lb pork butt?!
How many people can you feed with a 9 lb pork butt?
Answers:
20 or so, according to how much it shrinks in cooking
divide by six or seven ounces.... almost 30... count on a couple of vegetarians
Okay, their serious answers allow me an opportunity to be more humorous ... it depends on who has the 9 lb pork butt - the people or yourself.
Read the question again carefully and you'll get it.
I'd say you have to count on each person eating 1/2 pound. Some may eay more and some may eat less. I'd go with 18-20 people.
Remember, there's a lot of fat in those which you'll have to trim after it's cooked. So it won't really be 9 pounds anymore, especially after shrinkage.
Is it bone-in or boneless? Then determine shrinkage. I don't think you will be able to feed more that 10 if it is bone-in. I also do not believe that you will be able to serve more that 15 if it is boneless. Pork shrinks quite a lot.
THREE PEOPLE PER LB.
SO 27 PEOPLE!
I smoke pork butt quite regularly and then put it in sandwiches. If you are going to prepare it that way you can probably easily feed 12 really hungry people. I am assuming that it is bone in and will be served sandwich style. You will lose up to 1/3 of the weight from melting fat and the bone and gristle. That only makes 8 oz per person but the meat is so rich it goes far in sandwiches.
I would figure at least half a pound per person and more if they are heavy eaters. Also, allow for the shrinkage and the fat content that reduces poundage during cooking.