The present invention concerns a method for producing unfried breaded nugget-like products, comprising a step of preparing a particular coating paste, in particular from rice flour and modified starches, combined with a step of cooking in a steam oven. This method can be used in order to obtain nugget-like products that have the required crispness, uniformity and colour characteristics and a reduced fat content. The invention also concerns a nugget-like product likely to be obtained using the abovementioned method.
