A method of producing a frozen microwaveable, coated food product, comprising the steps of；providing pieces of mozzarella cheese, the pieces having a maximum dimension of 1 cm；mixing the pieces of cheese with a stabilising composition comprising:wherein the percentages of the ingredients are by dry weight and are selected from the ranges quoted to total 100%；water；wherein the protein component, starch, polydextrose and gelling agent are added as solid phase ingredients to the cheese with mixing, followed by addition of a solution comprising:cellulose gum, andwater；the method further comprising the subsequent steps of:mixing to form a homogenous cheese dough；forming the dough into portions；freezing the portions and maintaining the frozen portions for at least eight hours；applying a pre-coating to the frozen portions to produce precoated portions；applying a batter coating to the pre-coated portions to produce batter coated portions；applying one or more layers of crumb to the batter coated portions to provide a crumb coated portion；frying the crumb coated portions to produce fried portions； andcryogenically freezing the fried portions.
