{"id":2208,"slug":"monte-cristo-burgers","title":"Monte Cristo Burgers","description":"A Monte Cristo sandwich is a sort of savory French toast sandwich. This recipe combines the traditional sandwich with the hamburger.","ingredients_raw":["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_norm":["ground chuck","salt","ground black pepper","olive oil","hamburger bun","few shots of hot sauce","egg","heavy cream","cheese","nonstick cooking spray"],"steps":["Preheat oven to 200°F.","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.","Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Grease with cooking spray.","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.","Form beef into 4 equal patties. Brush both sides with olive oil and sprinkle both sides liberally with salt and freshly ground black pepper.","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.","Remove to a plate, top with cheese, and cover with aluminum foil. Let rest 3 minutes.","Place a patty on the bottom half of each bun. Top with upper half and serve warm."],"categories":["Hamburger recipes","Recipes using ground beef","Recipes for hamburgers","Recipes using egg","Grilled recipes","Recipes for sandwiches","Recipes using cooking spray","Recipes using heavy cream","Recipes using cheese","Recipes using hot sauce"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Monte_Cristo_Burgers","source_ref":"4518265","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Monte_Cristo_Burgers&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"a20c23656d9f7e7b36d3559dc3cbf42b4468ac8397ea80ef8321ae71cca0500b","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:10Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/monte-cristo-burgers"}