Provided at low cost are: an instant processed meat product having extremely excellent reconstitution properties in hot water； and a method for producing the instant processed meat product having excellent production efficiency. Disclosed are: a fried and dried instant processed meat product containing pregelatinized starch； and a method for producing the fried and dried instant processed meat product. The method includes: preparing a material for the instant processed meat product, pregelatinized starch, and water； kneading the material for the instant processed meat product, the pregelatinized starch, and the water to obtain a kneaded product； shaping the kneaded product； and frying and drying the shaped kneaded product to obtain a fried and dried product.
