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Monte Cristo Burgers

A burger with breaded, egg‑coated buns and cheese, grilled to medium rare.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 10 ingredients
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Why it works: Sauce and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,787 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Monte Cristo Burgers

Oven200°F

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the buns

  1. Preheat oven to 200°F.

  2. Combine the egg, hot sauce, and cream in a pie plate.

  3. Dip cut sides of buns into egg mixture.

  4. Move buns to a cooling rack and let sit 10 minutes.

  5. Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Grease skillet with cooking spray.

  6. Add buns, one at a time, and cook until browned on cut side.

  7. Move buns to a clean plate and repeat until all buns have been cooked.

  8. Keep buns warm in the oven.

Grill the patties

  1. Form beef into 4 equal patties.

  2. Brush both sides of patties with olive oil.

  3. Sprinkle both sides of patties with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

  4. Heat about 28 charcoal briquets in a large chimney starter.

  5. Once hot, disperse briquets evenly around the bottom of a grill and reapply grate.

  6. Add patties to grill and cook, turning often, until internal temperature reaches 145°F for medium rare, 160°F for medium, and 170°F for toast.

  7. Remove patties to a plate, top with cheese, and cover with aluminum foil.

  8. Let patties rest 3 minutes.

Assemble and serve

  1. Place a patty on the bottom half of each bun.

  2. Top with upper half and serve warm.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

625Calories
40 gProtein
49 gFat
4 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Sauce + creamtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,787 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Olive + cheesetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,802 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

  4. Cream + cheesetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,655 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Pepper + cheesetop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,861 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Ground chuck
Its fat content keeps the patties juicy and flavorful as they cook.
Egg
Binds the dip so the bun cut sides brown with a custard-like coating.
Heavy cream
Adds fat and richness to the egg dip, keeping the coating tender.
Cheese
Melts over the hot patties, adding creamy richness and savory flavor.
Hot sauce
Adds a sharp, spicy note that cuts through the rich egg and cheese.

The step that matters

Cooking the patties to temperature. Ground beef can carry bacteria throughout, so it must reach a safe internal temperature, and overcooking dries the patty. Checking with a thermometer keeps the target doneness accurate.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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