DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Boulettes Poisson
Mauritian fish dumplings poached in homemade fish-head broth.
About Boulettes Poisson
Dada’s boulette poisson pairs firm fish dumplings with a broth made from fish heads. This Mauritian sea-bream rendition cooks the shaped balls directly in the strained broth.
Garlic, ginger and shallot flavour the broth. White pepper and cornstarch season and bind the fish paste, which is formed into small balls and rested in salted water before cooking.
Chopped green onion decorates the soup, with chilli paste alongside. Watercress and a pinch of Ajinomoto are optional additions in this recipe.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Boulettes Poisson
Dada’s Mauritian sea-bream boulettes in fish-head broth.
- Fish headsBase
- GarlicAromatic
- GingerAromatic
- ShallotAromatic
- SaltSeasoning
- Ajinomoto, monosodium glutamateSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- WaterLiquid
- WatercressBase · Optional
- Sea-bream filletProtein
- White peppercornsSeasoning
- CornstarchBinder
- Chopped green onionsGarnish
- Prepared chilli pasteAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Fish heads: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual27/44 fishhead stock species unprovided.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual28/44 skin left on for broth.
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual29/44 skin left on for broth.
- Shallot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual31 broth,39 fishpaste and41 brine consolidated.
- Ajinomoto, monosodium glutamate (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual32 explicitly optional named MSG seasoning, full product formula unknown.
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual33 broth aromatics/fishhead frying, botanical mixture unknown.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual34 broth and41 fishpaste/brine/46 moist hands consolidated.
- Watercress (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual35 explicitly optional cooked-in green47.
- Sea-bream fillet: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Actual37 daurade offered chosen over perroquet/cateau; precise sea-bream species unprovided.
- White peppercorns: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cornstarch: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual40 Maizena named corn starch, not wheatflour.
- Chopped green onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual42/49 queueoignon.
- Prepared chilli paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual49 named patedepiment with service, full formula unprovided; original HTML has no own component recipe link here, only unrelated piment category.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Mauritius
- MauritiusCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Mauritian Chinese Cuisine
- Mauritian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.