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Monte Cristo Burgers

Name: Monte Cristo Burgers
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound 80/20 ground chuck; Salt; Freshly-ground black pepper; Olive oil; 4 hamburger buns, halved; Few shots of hot sauce; 1 egg, beaten; 2 tbsp heavy cream; 4 slices cheese; Nonstick cooking spray

A Monte Cristo sandwich is a sort of savory French toast sandwich. This recipe combines the traditional sandwich with the hamburger.

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serving

528kcal · 26% of your day

Protein: 31 g · 25% of 120 g
Carbs: 23 g · 10% of 220 g
Fat: 34 g · 53% of 65 g

1 g
Fibre: 4 g
Sugar: 430 mg
Sodium: 195 g
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Serving size estimated by Ma Kitchen. The source gives no serving count, so the recipe is split into 4 servings of about 197 g, the usual size for a main dish. If your portion is bigger or smaller, set how much you eat above and the macros follow.

The cooking fat is not counted. The source gives no amount for the oil or butter this is cooked in. Calories and fat will be higher than shown.

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Ingredients

Makes

1 pound 80/20 ground chuck
Salt
Freshly-ground black pepper
Olive oil
4 hamburger buns, halved
Few shots of hot sauce
1 egg, beaten
2 tbsp heavy cream
4 slices cheese
Nonstick cooking spray

Ingredients for 4 servings (790 g) · the original recipe

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Method

1
Preheat oven to 200°F.
Oven
2
Combine the egg, hot sauce, and cream in a pie plate. Dip cut sides of buns into egg mixture. Move to a cooling rack and let sit 10 minutes.
3
Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Grease with cooking spray.
Stovetop
4
Add buns, one at a time, and cook until browned on cut side. Move to a clean plate and repeat until all buns have been cooked. Keep warm in the oven.
Oven
5
Form beef into 4 equal patties. Brush both sides with olive oil and sprinkle both sides liberally with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
6
Heat about 28 charcoal briquets in a large chimney starter. Once hot, disperse evenly around the bottom of a grill and reapply grate. Add patties and cook, turning often, until internal temperature reaches 145°F for medium rare, 160°F for medium, and 170°F for toast.
Grill or barbecue
7
Remove to a plate, top with cheese, and cover with aluminum foil. Let rest 3 minutes.
8
Place a patty on the bottom half of each bun. Top with upper half and serve warm.

Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.