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Chinese New Year Luncheon for 100
Dee 01/10/16	Preparing meal for 100 Teriyaki Chicken - thighs 50 servings Broccoli Beef 60 servings Tofu and Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce 20 servings Steamed Jasmine Rice 50 servings Fried Rice (no meat) 50 servings How much should I buy? and is it too many servings of rice? Requested to serve both. I want to make sure there is enough. Should I include something with more texture on the menu like crispy won tons? Any ideas on how to hold the broccoli beef on a steam table for 30 minutes without broccoli wilting. Thanks so much for your help.
ellen 01/10/16	It is VERY common with Chinese dishes for everyone to have some of everything at a Chinese dinner. It is also traditional to have 4 special dishes and a soup. So I would do two important things; increase rice and add both a vegetable dish and a soup Teriyaki Chicken - thighs 50 servings- At least 16, up to 20 pounds chicken Broccoli Beef 60 servings- consider add several other veg that will help the broccoli be forgiven: carrots, water chestnuts, and bamboo shoots at least. Same as chicken for the meat Tofu and Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce 20 servings- OK, you probably won't have any left Steamed Jasmine Rice 50 servings. Jasmine rice is absolutely not Chinese: they use long grain. At least 6 pounds dry rice, 8 would not be bad. Fried Rice (no meat) 50 servings. See my practically perfect fried rice. Do 10 times the recipe, not all at once. www.ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/friedrice.html Now about the soup, egg drop is simple and classic, and you would only need 4 gallons. For the veg dish, 24 pounds ready to cook veggies, maybe a classic like baby bok choy in garlic sauce, or something like green beans in black bean sauce; or take a look at this article for more inspiration: www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/asian-green-guide.html If this is a paid gig, or I have saved you time, trouble, or money, please make a donation, a dime or quarter per guest, to support this site. Thank you.