How much sauce do you need per person?
When I'm cooking, the thing that usually has the most leftovers, is the sauce. Most recipes always assume too much. This isn't a problem if you're cooking for just a handful of people, but it is a bigger issue if you're cooking for 20 people or more.
So, how much sauce does one person normally use? I'd prefer an estimate in milliliters.
To be clear, I'm asking for regular sauce, not pasta sauce. Especially about creamy sauces (mushroom, peppercorn, ...) that you can put on steak, chicken breast etc.
Best Answer
There are a few factors that could effect this:
1) How the meat is cooked and how lean or fatty it is. If you overcook the meat (although I doubt that you would!) or if it's leaner or fattier. If its a fattier meat add say an extra 2 tbsps or so of sauce and if it's leaner (or overcooked) I would add a tbsp or so less of sauce.
2) The viscosity and composition of the sauce. If it's a white wine sauce (thinner, less rich) you would want to add more, however if it's a hollondaise sauce (thicker, richer) you may want less.
3) Opinion, some people like more sauce, some people like less. It may depend on the type of sauce which you may want more or less of.
Saying this I would say around 4 tbsp of sauce, then account for the additions and your own personal preference. Any more sauce and it may become swamped, any less and you will not have enough sauce to taste or keep the meat moist. It is a very subjective subject so do keep that in mind.
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For tomato-based sauces, a good rule of thumb to follow is to use one jar of 24-ounce pasta sauce for every 16-ounce package of pasta. When calculating how much sauce for pasta per person, generally about 2 to 4 ounces (1/4 to 1/2 cup) of sauce for each 2 ounce (about 1 cup cooked) serving of pasta would be needed.How much is 1 serving of sauce?
Many prestigious culinary schools, including the Culinary Institute of America, recommend a sauce serving of 2 ounces. This amount supposes a standard portion size for whatever is being sauced, too.How much spaghetti sauce do you need for 8 people?
How Many Cups Of Sauce Are Needed For 8 Servings Of Spaghetti? It depends on the type of sauce. You will need 1.5 cups of tomato sauce, one cup of oil-based dressings, and less for rich and creamy sauces for one pound of spaghetti which serves eight.How much sauce do you use for pasta?
Go easy on the sauce. An average ratio of tomato sauce to pasta is 1 1/2 cups of sauce to 1 pound of pasta. For oil-based sauces, use 1 cup per 1 pound of pasta. Go even lighter with creamy, rich sauces. Typically, we like the ratio of one jar of our sauce to 1 pound (or package) of our pasta.How many servings are in a jar of spaghetti sauce?
Jarred sauce usually has 5 to 6 servings per container. Pasta is usually sold by the pound, which serves 8. If you do the math, it will take 8 jars of pasta sauce and 5 pounds of pasta to get equal serving sizes.PastaTV - How to Meaure the Right Amount of Pasta Per Person
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